Meanings
How to pronounce "dumb down":
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To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
Example: "The public won't understand this concept. We need to dumb down our explanation of it."
To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.
Example: "Television has really dumbed down over the past ten years."
Example Sentences
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The professor had to dumb down the lecture so that the students could understand it.
2
The news channel tends to dumb down complex topics to make them more accessible to their viewers.
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I don't appreciate it when movies dumb down their storylines just to attract a larger audience.
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The company decided to dumb down the user interface of their software to make it more user-friendly.
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The teacher had to dumb down the math problems for the struggling students.
