| VERB | social | oversimplify | simplify to an excessive degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | oversimplify | make too simple |
| Sounds | owversih'mplihfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | simplify to an excessive degree. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Don't oversimplify the problem" | |
| Broader | overdo, exaggerate | Do something to an excessive degree |
| Nouns | oversimplification | an act of excessive simplification |
| Meaning | make too simple. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Don't oversimplify the instructions" | |
| Broader | simplify | make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent |
| Nouns | oversimplification | a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation) |
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