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over·sim·plify (ō′vər sim′plə fī′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb oversimplified -·fied′, oversimplifying -·fy′·ing
to simplify to the point of distortion, as by ignoring essential details
Related Forms:
- oversimplification o′ver·sim′·pli·fi·ca′·tion noun
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