dumb down
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dumb down
verb dumbs down · dumbing down · dumbed down
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To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
The public won't understand this concept. We need to dumb down our explanation of it.
Similar: oversimplify, simplify, put in layman's terms
- To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic. Television has really dumbed down over the past ten years.
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verb to convey some subject matter in simple terms
| Español | simplificar, poner en términos simples, hablar en cristiano |
|---|---|
| Français | vulgariser |
| Italiano | semplificare, banalizzare |
| Русский | разжёвывать razžóvyvatʹ, разжева́ть razževátʹ |
verb to become unacceptably simplicistic
| Español | atontarse, entontecer, entontecerse |
|---|---|
| Português | emburrecer |
| Русский | отупеть otupetʹ |
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