Definition of "oversimplify" []

• To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. (verb-transitive)
• To cause distortion or error by extreme simplification of a subject. (verb-intransitive)

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• "I like Cherie Priests new steampunk novel Boneshaker, which to oversimplify is about a mother fighting zombies to get her son back."
• "The reason, to oversimplify, is that a wire can simultaneously carry signals at a variety of frequencies, from sixty cycles per second for electric power to 3 million cycles per second and up for Internet data."
• "I did grossly oversimplify, which is always a danger under 500 words."