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to make science accessible

to make science accessible

4.0
Explain scientific ideas so people who are not experts can understand
  • phrasal verb
: hacer la ciencia accesible
  • Lee, H.S., & Songer, N.B. (2003). Making authentic science accessible to students. International Journal of Science Education, 25, 923-948.
  • make science accessible

Examples

  • Our organization works hard to make science accessible for everyone, regardless of their educational background.

  • The documentary aims to make science accessible to the general public by explaining complex topics in simple terms.

  • Teachers should strive to make science accessible by using everyday examples that students can relate to.

Antonyms

to complicate
136 4.1

To make something harder to understand or do

obscure
37 8.2

Hard to understand because it is unclear or complex

How Accessible

to popularize
  • US
21 4.2
to simplify
104 2.5
to make science accessible
4.0
to explain
∞ 1.0
to present
∞ 2.8

Surface Forms

make science accessible infinitive
made science accessible past
made science accessible past participle
making science accessible present participle
makes science accessible third person singular

Morphology

make + science + accessible

The meaning is directly compositional: 'make' (cause) + 'science' (scientific knowledge) + 'accessible' (understandable) yields 'cause scientific ideas to be understandable'. This construction follows ordinary English grammar and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Make science accessible is like putting a heavy book about science on a low table so everyone can reach and read it. So it means 'to explain scientific ideas simply for people who are not experts'.