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oversimplify

verb

Etymology

From over- + simplify.

  1. derived from simplex — “simple”
  2. derived from simple
  3. inherited from symple
  4. formed as simplify — “simple + -ify”
  5. prefixed as oversimplify — “over + simplify”

Definitions

  1. To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake…

    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.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for oversimplify. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA