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oversimplify
o·ver·sim·pli·fy [ vər símplə f ] (past and past participle o·ver·sim·pli·fied, present participle o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·sim·pli·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
distort something by excessive simplification: to reduce something to such a level of simplicity that it becomes distorted or falsified

o·ver·sim·pli·fi·ca·tion [ vər sìmpləfi káysh'n ] noun
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