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oversimplifies

oversimplifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversimplify.

Meaning of oversimplify

Verb

oversimplify (third-person singular simple present oversimplifies, present participle oversimplifying, simple past and past participle oversimplified)

  1. 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.1964 June, “News and Comment: Only 26 per cent of freight on rail”, in Modern Railways, page 369

Questions about oversimplifies

What is oversimplifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Oversimplifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversimplify.

Words near oversimplifies in the dictionary

  1. oversimplification
  2. oversimplifications
  3. oversimplified
  4. oversimplifier
  5. oversimplifiers
  6. oversimplifies
  7. oversimplify
  8. oversimplifying
  9. oversimplistic
  10. oversimplistically
  11. oversimply

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