oversimplify

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər sim′plə fī′)


Inflections of 'oversimplify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
oversimplifies
v 3rd person singular
oversimplifying
v pres p
oversimplified
v past
oversimplified
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•sim•pli•fy /ˌoʊvɚˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation  v., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to make (something) seem simpler than it really is and therefore distort or represent it incorrectly: [~ + object]He oversimplified the statistics.[no object]You are oversimplifying.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•sim•pli•fy  (ō′vər sim′plə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Historyto simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.
  • over- + simplify 1920–25
o′ver•sim′pli•fi•ca′tion, n. 

'oversimplify' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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