oversimplify
verb (used with or without object)
to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.
are oversimplifying
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present progressiveof oversimplify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Judges and analysts who describe an umpire’s job in those terms are oversimplifying.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2018
Again, you are oversimplifying in terms of making it the embargo, yes or no.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2014
