dumb down

verb

1. tr to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated

   attempts to dumb down news coverage

Example Sentences

"We can’t dumb down the audience."

From Salon

“We can’t dumb down the audience. We have to continue as composers of opera in the 21st century to move people, and you don’t do that by forcing in things that don’t naturally fit into the story,” she said.

From Salon

As a woman, I felt like you had to dumb down yourself in order to pay attention.

From Slate

And the reason that’s so important is because usually by the time concepts get to our size, they start to dumb down or do things differently, not realizing that the consumer will notice over time.

From Seattle Times

Since 1995, there have been 608 bills introduced in the House or in the Senate that would either repeal or dumb down and really neutralize the effect of the Endangered Species Act.

From Salon