OVERSIMPLIFY


Meaning of OVERSIMPLIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsim-plə-ˌfī ]

Date: 1923

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

• over·sim·pli·fi·ca·tion -ˌsim-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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