oversimplify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
simplify to an excessive degree
Don't oversimplify the problem
Types & categories
- overdo hypernym
Related & opposite
- oversimplification derivation
Sense 2 verb
make too simple
Don't oversimplify the instructions
Types & categories
- simplify hypernym
Related & opposite
- simplism derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | oversimplification |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | overdo |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | simplism |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | simplify |