"oversimplify" meaning in English

See oversimplify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: oversimplifies [present, singular, third-person], oversimplifying [participle, present], oversimplified [participle, past], oversimplified [past]
Etymology: From over- + simplify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|simplify}} over- + simplify Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversimplify (third-person singular simple present oversimplifies, present participle oversimplifying, 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. Derived forms: oversimplification, oversimplifier Translations (Translations): sobresimplificar (Spanish), supersimplificar (Spanish), hipersimplificar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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