[V n] One should not oversimplify the situation...
[V n] To judge trips as if they're successes or failures may be oversimplifying things.
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oversimplify — v. t. to simplify excessively so as to distort or misrepresent; of facts, assertions, or communications; as, Don t oversimplify the rules. Syn: make too simple. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oversimplify — ► VERB (oversimplifies, oversimplified) ▪ simplify (something) so much that a distorted impression of it is given. DERIVATIVES oversimplification noun … English terms dictionary
oversimplify — [ō΄vər sim′plə fī΄] vt., vi. oversimplified, oversimplifying to simplify to the point of distortion, as by ignoring essential details oversimplification n … English World dictionary
oversimplify — o|ver|sim|pli|fy [ˌəuvəˈsımplıfaı US ˌouvər ] v past tense and past participle oversimplified present participle oversimplifying third person singular oversimplifies [I and T] to describe something in a way that is too simple and ignores many… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oversimplify — 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 • oversimplification noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
oversimplify — oversimplification, n. /oh veuhr sim pleuh fuy /, v.t., v.i., oversimplified, oversimplifying. to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation. [1920 25; OVER + SIMPLIFY] * * * … Universalium
oversimplify — 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 … Wiktionary
oversimplify — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, over reduce, reduce to an absurdity, make too simple, make too simplistic, restrict; see also simplify … English dictionary for students
oversimplify — o|ver|sim|pli|fy [ ,ouvər sımplı,faı ] noun intransitive or transitive to explain or consider something in a way that makes it seem more simple than it really is: Your assessment grossly oversimplifies the problem of the current situation. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oversimplify — v. simplify excessively, simplify too much … English contemporary dictionary
