Hypertext Webster Gateway: "simplified"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Simplify \Sim"pli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Simplified}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Simplifying}.] [Cf. F. simplifier, LL.
simplificare. See {Simple}, and {-fy}.]
To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving
the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for
doing or making.

The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so
far simplified. --A. Hamilton.

It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious
in simplifying our deductions. --W.
Nicholson.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

simplified
adj 1: made easy or uncomplicated
2: reduced in complexity; "a useful if somewhat simplified
classification system"


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