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View synonyms for oversimplify
oversimplify
[ oh-ver-sim-pluh-fahy ]
verb (used with or without object)
, o·ver·sim·pli·fied, o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing.
- to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.
oversimplify
/ ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to simplify (something) to the point of distortion or error
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Derived Forms
- ˌoverˌsimplifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From
- over·simpli·fi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oversimplify1
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Example Sentences
Today, to oversimplify somewhat, the white working class resembles the inner city blacks of 1965.
From The Daily Beast
Traders, like the rest of us, have bodies, and to ignore them is to greatly oversimplify how the financial markets work.
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Almost by definition, absolutists oversimplify, turning everything into a fight between angels and devils.
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The author of this book recently told the BBC, “Fiction re-complicates what politicians wish to oversimplify.”
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It is folly to attempt to oversimplify that which is of its nature complex.
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