Search
Select the dictionary language
to oversimplify
01
to make something so simple that it loses its original meaning, intention, or key facts
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
oversimplify
3rd person singular
oversimplifies
Present participle
oversimplifying
Past simple
oversimplified
Past participle
oversimplified
Examples
It 's easy to oversimplify complex issues like climate change, but we must consider all the nuances.
02
simplify to an excessive degree
Lexical Tree
oversimplify
simplify
simple
