simplicate

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Canada, US, UK/ˈsɪm.plɪ.keɪt/Australia/ˈsɪm.plɪ.kæɪt/New Zealand/ˈsəm.plə.kæɪt/Scotland/ˈsɪm.plɪ.ket/

verb

To make a system more complex so that the use of the system is easier or simpler.

“Our audience is getting younger and less educated, so despite the additional fabrication costs, we must simplicate the new model of this machine to improve ease of use.”

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Meanings

verbsimplicate (third-person singular simple present simplicates, present participle simplicating, simple past and past participle simplicated)

present singular third person simplicates · participle present simplicating · participle past simplicated · past simplicated

  1. To make a system more complex so that the use of the system is easier or simpler.

    Our audience is getting younger and less educated, so despite the additional fabrication costs, we must simplicate the new model of this machine to improve ease of use.

Origin

Blend of simple + complicate.

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APA

simplicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simplicate

MLA

“simplicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simplicate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simplicate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simplicate.

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