Exact Match:
- oversimplify
- make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions"
- simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem"
Synonyms:
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Related Words:
- streamline
collapse - contour economically or efficiently related words >
- air line,
- axis,
- beeline,
- boil down,
- chord,
- diagonal,
- diameter,
- direct line,
- directrix,
- distill,
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- radius vector,
- reduce,
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- straight,
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- straight line,
- straight stretch,
- straightaway,
- strip down,
- tangent,
- transversal,
- update,
- vector
- distill
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- give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
- undergo the process of distillation
- extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" related words >
- aerate,
- aerify,
- atomize,
- boil,
- bolt,
- bootleg,
- brew,
- carbonate,
- chlorinate,
- clarify,
- clear,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- decoct,
- decrassify,
- depurate,
- dribble,
- drip,
- dripple,
- drop,
- edulcorate,
- elute,
- emit,
- essentialize,
- etherify,
- etherize,
- evaporate,
- exhale,
- express,
- extract,
- filter,
- filtrate,
- fluidize,
- fractionate,
- fume,
- fumigate,
- gasify,
- give off,
- gurgle,
- hydrogenate,
- infuse,
- leach,
- leak,
- leak out,
- lixiviate,
- melt down,
- moonlight,
- moonshine,
- narrow,
- oversimplify,
- oxygenate,
- percolate,
- perfume,
- press out,
- purify,
- rectify,
- reduce,
- reduce to elements,
- reek,
- refine,
- render,
- screen,
- seep,
- seethe,
- send out,
- separate,
- sieve,
- sift,
- simmer,
- simplify,
- smoke,
- soak,
- spiritualize,
- spray,
- spurtle,
- steam,
- steep,
- stew,
- strain,
- streamline,
- strip down,
- sublimate,
- sublime,
- sweat,
- trickle,
- trill,
- try,
- vaporize,
- volatilize,
- weep,
- winnow,
- wring,
- wring out
- purify
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- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
- make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
- become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" related words >
- abate,
- abrade,
- absolve,
- abstract,
- acquit,
- atone,
- bate,
- beatify,
- bleach,
- bless,
- bolt,
- bowdlerize,
- canonize,
- chasten,
- clarify,
- clean,
- clean out,
- clean up,
- cleanse,
- clear,
- clear out,
- consecrate,
- curtail,
- decontaminate,
- decrassify,
- decrease,
- dedicate,
- deduct,
- delouse,
- depreciate,
- depurate,
- derogate,
- deterge,
- detract,
- devote,
- diminish,
- disinfect,
- disparage,
- distill,
- drain,
- dry-clean,
- dust,
- dust off,
- eat away,
- edulcorate,
- elute,
- enshrine,
- erode,
- essentialize,
- exalt,
- exculpate,
- excuse,
- exonerate,
- expiate,
- expurgate,
- extract,
- file away,
- filter,
- filtrate,
- forgive,
- freshen,
- fumigate,
- glorify,
- hallow,
- impair,
- leach,
- lessen,
- lixiviate,
- lustrate,
- narrow,
- oversimplify,
- pardon,
- percolate,
- purge,
- rectify,
- redeem,
- reduce,
- reduce to elements,
- refine,
- reform,
- remit,
- remove,
- restrain,
- retrench,
- rub away,
- saint,
- sanctify,
- sanitize,
- scavenge,
- screen,
- separate,
- set apart,
- shorten,
- shrive,
- sieve,
- sift,
- simplify,
- spiritualize,
- spruce,
- steam-clean,
- strain,
- streamline,
- strip down,
- subduct,
- sublimate,
- sublime,
- subtract,
- sweep out,
- sweeten,
- take away,
- take from,
- thin,
- thin out,
- tidy,
- try,
- wash,
- wear away,
- weed,
- whiten,
- winnow,
- wipe,
- wipe off,
- wipe out,
- wipe up,
- withdraw
- simplify
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- make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives" related words >
- abridge,
- account for,
- aid,
- allegorize,
- boil down,
- chasten,
- clarify,
- clean up,
- clear the way,
- clear up,
- compress,
- crack,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decipher,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- deflate,
- demonstrate,
- demythologize,
- depreciate,
- depress,
- diminish,
- disentangle,
- disinvolve,
- distill,
- downgrade,
- ease,
- elucidate,
- enlighten,
- euhemerize,
- exemplify,
- expedite,
- explain,
- explain away,
- explicate,
- exposit,
- expound,
- facilitate,
- get across,
- get over,
- give reason for,
- give the meaning,
- grease,
- grease the ways,
- grease the wheels,
- hasten,
- help along,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- lessen,
- loose,
- lower,
- lubricate,
- make clear,
- make it clear,
- make plain,
- make way for,
- narrow,
- oil,
- open the way,
- open up,
- oversimplify,
- paraphrase,
- pare,
- pave the way,
- popularize,
- prepare the way,
- purify,
- put across,
- put over,
- quicken,
- rationalize,
- reduce,
- reduce to elements,
- refine,
- remove friction,
- restrain,
- retrench,
- roll back,
- run interference for,
- scale down,
- shed light upon,
- shorten,
- show,
- show how,
- show the way,
- smooth,
- smooth the way,
- soap the ways,
- solve,
- speed,
- spell out,
- step down,
- straighten,
- streamline,
- strip down,
- take from,
- throw light upon,
- tune down,
- unbar,
- unblock,
- unclog,
- unfold,
- unjam,
- unlock,
- unravel,
- untangle,
- vulgarize
- refine
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- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" related words >
- abate,
- abrade,
- abstract,
- acculturate,
- advance,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- bate,
- beautify,
- better,
- bolt,
- boost,
- bring forward,
- carve,
- chisel,
- civilize,
- clarify,
- cleanse,
- clear,
- colliquate,
- concentrate,
- convert,
- cultivate,
- curtail,
- decoct,
- decontaminate,
- decrassify,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- defrost,
- depreciate,
- depurate,
- derogate,
- detract,
- develop,
- diminish,
- disparage,
- distill,
- drain,
- eat away,
- edify,
- educate,
- edulcorate,
- elaborate,
- elevate,
- elute,
- embellish,
- emend,
- enhance,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- erode,
- essentialize,
- evolve,
- excite,
- express,
- extract,
- fatten,
- favor,
- file away,
- filter,
- filtrate,
- finish,
- flux,
- focus,
- forward,
- foster,
- fuse,
- go straight,
- grow,
- harvest,
- hone,
- impair,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- infuse,
- lard,
- leach,
- lessen,
- lift,
- lixiviate,
- machine,
- make an improvement,
- make sensitive,
- mature,
- meliorate,
- melt,
- melt down,
- mend,
- mill,
- mine,
- narrow,
- nurture,
- oversimplify,
- percolate,
- perfect,
- polish,
- press out,
- process,
- promote,
- pump,
- purify,
- quicken,
- raise,
- rear,
- rectify,
- reduce,
- reduce to elements,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- remove,
- render,
- retrench,
- ripen,
- round,
- rub away,
- run,
- screen,
- season,
- sensibilize,
- sensitize,
- separate,
- sharpen,
- shorten,
- sieve,
- sift,
- simplify,
- sleek,
- slick,
- smelt,
- smooth,
- soak,
- socialize,
- spiritualize,
- steep,
- stimulate,
- stir,
- straighten out,
- strain,
- streamline,
- strip down,
- subduct,
- sublimate,
- sublime,
- subtilize,
- subtract,
- take away,
- take from,
- thaw,
- thin,
- thin out,
- transfigure,
- transform,
- try,
- unfreeze,
- upgrade,
- uplift,
- wear away,
- weed,
- whet,
- winnow,
- withdraw,
- wring,
- wring out
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