oversimplify

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o·ver·sim·pli·fy

O0193100 (ō′vər-sĭm′plə-fī′)v. o·ver·sim·pli·fied, o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing, o·ver·sim·pli·fies v.tr. To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error.v.intr. To cause distortion or error by extreme simplification of a subject.

o′ver·sim′pli·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.o′ver·sim′pli·fi′er n.

oversimplify

(ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fiedto simplify (something) to the point of distortion or error ˌoverˌsimplifiˈcation n

o•ver•sim•pli•fy

(ˌoʊ vərˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ)

v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing. to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation. [1920–25] o`ver•sim`pli•fi•ca′tion, n.

oversimplify

Past participle: oversimplified
Gerund: oversimplifying

Imperative
oversimplify
oversimplify

Present
I oversimplify
you oversimplify
he/she/it oversimplifies
we oversimplify
you oversimplify
they oversimplify

Preterite
I oversimplified
you oversimplified
he/she/it oversimplified
we oversimplified
you oversimplified
they oversimplified

Present Continuous
I am oversimplifying
you are oversimplifying
he/she/it is oversimplifying
we are oversimplifying
you are oversimplifying
they are oversimplifying

Present Perfect
I have oversimplified
you have oversimplified
he/she/it has oversimplified
we have oversimplified
you have oversimplified
they have oversimplified

Past Continuous
I was oversimplifying
you were oversimplifying
he/she/it was oversimplifying
we were oversimplifying
you were oversimplifying
they were oversimplifying

Past Perfect
I had oversimplified
you had oversimplified
he/she/it had oversimplified
we had oversimplified
you had oversimplified
they had oversimplified

Future
I will oversimplify
you will oversimplify
he/she/it will oversimplify
we will oversimplify
you will oversimplify
they will oversimplify

Future Perfect
I will have oversimplified
you will have oversimplified
he/she/it will have oversimplified
we will have oversimplified
you will have oversimplified
they will have oversimplified

Future Continuous
I will be oversimplifying
you will be oversimplifying
he/she/it will be oversimplifying
we will be oversimplifying
you will be oversimplifying
they will be oversimplifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been oversimplifying
you have been oversimplifying
he/she/it has been oversimplifying
we have been oversimplifying
you have been oversimplifying
they have been oversimplifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been oversimplifying
you will have been oversimplifying
he/she/it will have been oversimplifying
we will have been oversimplifying
you will have been oversimplifying
they will have been oversimplifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been oversimplifying
you had been oversimplifying
he/she/it had been oversimplifying
we had been oversimplifying
you had been oversimplifying
they had been oversimplifying

Conditional
I would oversimplify
you would oversimplify
he/she/it would oversimplify
we would oversimplify
you would oversimplify
they would oversimplify

Past Conditional
I would have oversimplified
you would have oversimplified
he/she/it would have oversimplified
we would have oversimplified
you would have oversimplified
they would have oversimplified

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	oversimplify - simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem"overdo, exaggerate - do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
	2.	oversimplify - make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions"simplify - make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

Translations

oversimplify

o·ver·sim·pli·fy

oversimplify

o•ver•sim•pli•fy

oversimplify

oversimplify

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verb simplify to an excessive degree

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verb make too simple

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