"laymanize" meaning in All languages combined

See laymanize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: laymanizes [present, singular, third-person], laymanizing [participle, present], laymanized [participle, past], laymanized [past]
Etymology: From layman + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|layman|ize}} layman + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} laymanize (third-person singular simple present laymanizes, present participle laymanizing, simple past and past participle laymanized)
  1. (transitive) To make a topic or subject accessible to a layman; to simplify to the point where people without an advanced knowledge of the subject will be able to understand it. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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