oversimplify

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English

Etymology

over- +‎ simplify

Verb

oversimplify (third-person singular simple present oversimplif, present participle ies, simple past and past participle oversimplified)

  1. To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.

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