U1 - Vocabulary: Advanced words and phrases

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dumb down (phrasal verb)

to make something less accurate or educational, and of worse quality, by trying to make it easier for people to understand.

e.g. The BBC denies that its broadcasting has been dumbed down.

e.g. She could dumb down her explanation for me.