Oversimplify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Oversimplify is a verb meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
But the report stresses that this comparison, based purely on the total transport performed, oversimplifies the picture. The kinds of work performed by rail and rail transport are not identical.
Word Forms
- oversimplifies
- oversimplifying
- oversimplified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include simplify, desimplify, essentialize, underexplain, abbreviate, understate.
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