v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error.

v.intr.

To cause distortion or error by extreme simplification of a subject.

oversimplification o'ver·sim'pli·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
oversimplifier o'ver·sim'pli·fi'er n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: simplify to an excessive degree

Meaning #2: make too simple

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overforenkle
v. intr. - overforenkle

Nederlands (Dutch)
te simpel voorstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - simplifier à l'excès
v. intr. - simplifier à l'excès

Deutsch (German)
v. - zu stark vereinfachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρακάνω απλό, υπεραπλουστεύω

Italiano (Italian)
semplificare in eccesso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - simplificar demais

Русский (Russian)
чрезмерно упрощать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - simplificar demasiado
v. intr. - simplificar demasiado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förenkla alltför mycket, överstilisera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使过分简单化, 过分简单化

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使過分簡單化
v. intr. - 過分簡單化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 지나치게 간략화 하다
v. intr. - 지나치게 간략화 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 単純化しすぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفرط في التبسيط الى حد الخطأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פישט עד כדי שיבוש‬
v. intr. - ‮שיבש ע"י שימוש במונחים פשוטים מדי‬

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