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What does dumb down mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.
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Is there any limit at all on how far do-gooders are willing to dumb down our educational system in the name of helping students feel good about themselves?
I know there is great temptation to dumb down complicated issues to single issues and to focus exclusively on those issues.
It deserves an answer that does not dumb down what mythologers around the world are discussing.
There is an attempt to dumb down discussions in Canadian political life, and my colleagues in the Conservative Party have been masters at dumbing everything down.
So-called marketing experts keep telling me I'll need to dumb down to really capture the mass market but it's simply not in my nature.
There are lots of people trying to dumb down, trying to make highbrow stuff more real, more visceral.

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