oversimplify
UK/əuvər' sɪmplɪfaɪ/US/.әuvә'simplifai/
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Definitions
v.
To make something seem simpler than it really is, distorting it
过分简单化，把……说得过于简单
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedover-excessively, above
+
-fyto make, to cause to become
=oversimplify
over- (too much) + simplify = 'to simplify excessively.' simple is sim ('one') + ple from plic ('fold') = 'one-fold,' not the ple 'fill' root. To oversimplify is to flatten something so much that the truth is lost.
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
It's easy to oversimplify a conflict with deep historical roots.
- 2.
Don't oversimplify; the issue has several moving parts.