simplify :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

ease, alleviate, make easier, facilitate

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

advance, boost, encourage, promote, further

v. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

ease, comfort

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

remit, slacken

v. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

relax, unbend, make less tight

v. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

level, dismantle, take down, pull down, raze, rase, tear down

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

tumble, topple

v. cause to topple or tumble by pushing

aid, help, improve the condition of, provide help to

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

transcribe

v. convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

render

v. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

pass, transfer

v. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

paraphrase, rephrase, reword

v. express the same message in different words

aid, help, improve the condition of, provide help to

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

ease, comfort

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

develop

v. make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"

develop, modernize, civilize

v. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

complicate, perplex, make harder

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

ornament, grace, beautify, embellish, adorn, decorate

v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

elaborate, complicate, refine

v. make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

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