| Main Entry: | simplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make easy, intelligible |
Synonyms: |
abridge, analyze, boil down, break down, break it down, chasten, clarify, clean it up, clean up, clear up, cut down, cut the frills, decipher, disentangle, disinvolve, draw a picture, elucidate, explain, facilitate, get down to basics, get to the meat, hit the high spots, interpret, lay out, let daylight in, let sunlight in, make clear, make perfectly clear, make plain, order, put in a nutshell, put one straight, reduce, shorten, spell out, streamline, unscramble |
Antonyms: |
complicate, confuse, make difficult |
| Main Entry: | clarify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain, make clear |
Synonyms: |
analyze, break down, clear up, define, delineate, draw a picture, elucidate, formulate, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, make perfectly clear, make plain, resolve, settle, shed light on, simplify, spell out, straighten out, throw light on |
Antonyms: |
confuse, muddle |
| Main Entry: | disentangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unwind, disconnect; solve |
Synonyms: |
bail one out, clear up, detach, discumber, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, emancipate, expand, extricate, free, let go, let off, loose, open, part, resolve, separate, sever, simplify, sort out, sunder, unbraid, undo, unfold, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, untie, untwine, untwist, work out |
Antonyms: |
entangle, entwine, twist, wind |
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alleviate, help |
Synonyms: |
abate, aid, allay, ameliorate, anesthetize, appease, assist, assuage, attend to, calm, cheer, clear the way, comfort, cure, disburden, disengage, doctor, expedite, facilitate, forward, free, further, improve, lessen, let up on, lift, lighten, make easier, meliorate, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nurse, open the door, pacify, palliate, promote, quiet, relax, release, relent, relieve, run interference for, simplify, slacken, smooth, soften, soothe, speed, speed up, still, tranquilize, untighten |
Antonyms: |
annoy, increase, irritate, perplex, vex, worsen |
| Main Entry: | facilitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist the progress of |
Synonyms: |
aid, ease, expedite, forward, further, grease the wheels, hand-carry, help, make easy, open doors, promote, run interference for, simplify, smooth, speed, speed up, walk through |
Antonyms: |
block, check, delay, detain, hinder, prohibit, stop |
| Main Entry: | iron out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reconcile a situation |
Synonyms: |
agree, arbitrate, clear up, compromise, eliminate, eradicate, erase, expedite, get rid of*, harmonize, negotiate, put right, reach agreement, resolve, settle, settle differences, simplify, smooth over, sort out, straighten out, unravel |
Antonyms: |
make worse, mess up |
| Main Entry: | popularize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make widely popular, accessible |
Synonyms: |
catch on, disseminate, familiarize, generalize, give currency, make available, promote, restore, resurrect, revive, simplify, spread, universalize |
Antonyms: |
discredit, shun |
| Main Entry: | translate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interpret, explain |
Synonyms: |
construe, convert, decipher, decode, do into, elucidate, explicate, gloss, make clear, metaphrase, paraphrase, put, render, reword, simplify, spell out, transcribe, transliterate, transpose, turn |
| Main Entry: | clear the air |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear up |
Synonyms: |
clarify, decipher, define, elucidate, explain, interpret, make clear, make plain, shed light on, show, simplify, solve, spell out |
| Main Entry: | oversimplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make too simple |
Synonyms: |
over reduce, reduce, simplify |