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simplify

/ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/ /ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ/
verb Regular verbsimplify simplified
  1. 1 basitleştirmek, sadeleştirmek

Definition (English)

Make something simpler or easier to do or understand.

Example Sentences

  1. We need to simplify the process for new employees.
    Yeni çalışanlar için süreci basitleştirmemiz gerekiyor.
  2. Can you simplify this explanation for me?
    Bu açıklamayı benim için basitleştirebilir misin?

Verb Forms Regular

Base simplify
/ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/
Past simplified
/ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd/
Participle simplified
/ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedsimplify → simplified

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. simplified /ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd/

Synonyms

streamlineclarifymake easier

Antonyms

complicateovercomplicate

Collocations

simplify the processsimplify instructionssimplify the problemsimplify a tasksimplify explanationsimplify steps

Related Words

problemprocesstaskexplanationmethodsolution