oversimplify
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vərˈsɪm
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| to simplify (something) to the point of distortion or error | |
| oversimplifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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Oversimplify
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
Laboratory investigations often oversimplify or ignore many complexities common in the field.
We tried to view complexity as complexity, as opposed to trying to oversimplify it.
The problem is that food chains grossly oversimplify predator-prey relationships.
Price says that critics oversimplify when they discern the influence of eminent writers on contemporary works.
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