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BNC: 25233 COCA: 20434

oversimplify

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oversimplify /ˌoʊvɚˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/ verb
oversimplifies; oversimplified; oversimplifying
oversimplify
/ˌoʊvɚˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/
verb
oversimplifies; oversimplified; oversimplifying
Learner's definition of OVERSIMPLIFY
: to describe (something) in a way that does not include all the facts and details and that causes misunderstanding使过于简略;使过于简单化
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[no object]

— oversimplification

/ˌoʊvɚˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural oversimplifications [count, noncount]
BNC: 25233 COCA: 20434

oversimplify

verb

over·​sim·​pli·​fy ˌō-vər-ˈsim-plə-ˌfī How to pronounce oversimplify (audio)
oversimplified; oversimplifying; oversimplifies

transitive verb

: to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error

intransitive verb

: to engage in undue or extreme simplification
oversimplification noun

Example Sentences

The article oversimplifies the problem. She tends to oversimplify things. We must resist the temptation to oversimplify.
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Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of oversimplify was in 1897
BNC: 25233 COCA: 20434

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