oversimplify

[ oh-ver-sim-pluh-fahy ]
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verb (used with or without object),o·ver·sim·pli·fied, o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing.
  1. to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.

Origin of oversimplify

1
First recorded in 1920–25; over- + simplify

Other words from oversimplify

  • o·ver·sim·pli·fi·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for oversimplify

oversimplify

/ (ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. to simplify (something) to the point of distortion or error

Derived forms of oversimplify

  • oversimplification, noun

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