verb · neutral
simplify
/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/SIM·pli·fy
Band 5-6task2speakingtask1
to make something less complicated and easier to understand
Examples
“The lecturer tried to simplify a difficult theory for first-year students.”
“We should simplify our argument to make it clearer.”
“Good charts simplify complex data effectively.”
Band 8 sentence
“When presenting complex survey results, it's often better to simplify the data into clear categories for the reader.”
Collocations
- simplify a process
- simplify the explanation
- simplify complex data
Word family
simplify verbsimplification nounsimple adjectivesimplicity noun
Common mistakes
make simple the idea→simplify the idea
to simplify about the process→to simplify the process
Say it for a higher band
5make simple→6reduce→7+simplify
Synonyms
reduce
streamline
Easily confused
reduce
“We should reduce waste to save costs.”
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