Oversimplify
[oh-ver-sim-pluh-fahy] /ˌoʊ vərˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ/
verb (used with or without object), oversimplified, oversimplifying.
1.
to to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.
/ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ/
verb -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
to simplify (something) to the point of distortion or error
v.
1908, from over- + simplify. Related: Oversimplified; oversimplifying.
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