dumb (something) down



dumb (something) down

To make something less complicated to accommodate a less intelligent, educated, or sophisticated audience. The professor decided to dumb down the course material a bit after most of his class failed the first exam. I think we ought to dumb the play down a bit; after all, most of the people coming to see it won't have a PhD in drama.
See also: down, dumb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elisheva-Hebrew
IrwinUR-winEnglish
Adi (2)-Indonesian
Alanisə-LAN-isEnglish (Rare)
GallagherGAL-ə-gərIrish, English (Rare)
Ivaylo-Bulgarian