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decomplexify

decomplexify verb: to rid of complexity; to simplify.

Verb

decomplexify (third-person singular simple present decomplexifies, present participle decomplexifying, simple past and past participle decomplexified)

  1. (transitive) To rid of complexity; to simplify.
    • Though much of what I have to say emphasises the risky and vulnerable forward-looking nature of this enterprise, its reflexivity and refusal to decomplexify, this is not to say that it is incompatible with law.2007, Scott Veitch, Law and the Politics of Reconciliation, page 49
    • There are no non-destructive ways to decomplexify complex systems, and the legal framework is one such system.2011, Dmitry Orlov, Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Experience and American Prospects, page 184
    Synonyms:
    simplify § Synonyms

Synonyms of decomplexify

Forms of decomplexify

third-person singular presentdecomplexifies
present participledecomplexifying
past participledecomplexified
pastdecomplexified

Origin of decomplexify

From de- + complexify.

Questions about decomplexify

What does decomplexify mean?
Decomplexify means to rid of complexity; to simplify.
What part of speech is decomplexify?
Decomplexify is a verb.
What is the past tense of decomplexify?
The past tense of decomplexify is decomplexified.

Words near decomplexify in the dictionary

  1. decomplexes
  2. decomplexification
  3. decomplexifications
  4. decomplexified
  5. decomplexifies
  6. decomplexify
  7. decomplexifying
  8. decomplexing
  9. decomplicate
  10. decomplicated
  11. decomplicates

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