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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Melany	MEL-ə-nee	English (Modern)
Rudo	-	Southern African, Shona
Cordelia	kawr-DEL-ee-ə, kawr-DEL-yə	English
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Cuthberht	-	Anglo-Saxon
Mendel	-	Yiddish