English verb: oversimplify | |||
| 1. | oversimplify (social) simplify to an excessive degree | ||
| Samples | Don't oversimplify the problem. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exaggerate, overdo | ||
| 2. | oversimplify (change) make too simple | ||
| Samples | Don't oversimplify the instructions. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | simplify | ||