Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb oversimplify

2 senses of oversimplify

Sense 1
oversimplify -- (simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem")
       => overdo, exaggerate -- (do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups")

Sense 2
oversimplify -- (make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions")
       => simplify -- (make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives")