English
Verb
en-verb|inf=to dumb down|dumbs down|dumbing down|dumbed down
- transitive To convey (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 it down.
Synonyms
trivialise, vulgarise, vulgarize
Verb
en-verb|inf=to dumb down|dumbs down|dumbing down|dumbed down
- To convey subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
#:Television has really dumbed down over the past ten years.
Related terms
dumbing down
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