Oversimplify

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error.
  • intransitive verb. To cause distortion or error by extreme simplification of a subject.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. to simplify excessively so as to distort or misrepresent; -- of facts, assertions, or communications.
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  • verb. 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.
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  • verb. simplify to an excessive degree
  • verb. make too simple
    • Word Usage
    "I like Cherie Priests new steampunk novel Boneshaker, which to oversimplify is about a mother fighting zombies to get her son back."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    exaggerate  overdo  simplify  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    make too simple  
    variant
    oversimplified  
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