dumb down



dumb down

v. Slang
To simplify something excessively in order to make it suitable for a less educated or less sophisticated audience: The researchers dumbed down the report before releasing it to the public.
See also: down, dumb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anastasius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Tryfon-Greek
Ima-Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Nthanda-Southern African, Tumbuka
LahjaLAHH-yahFinnish
LÝDia-Slovak, Faroese