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to dumb down
[phrase form: dumb]
01
to simplify or reduce the intellectual content of something in order to make it more accessible or appealing to a wider audience
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
dumb down
3rd person singular
dumbs down
Past simple
dumbed down
Past participle
dumbed down
Examples
The teacher decided to dumb down the lesson so that all students could grasp the concepts.
