oversimplify

ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪfaɪ
oversimplifiedoversimplifies
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Translation of oversimplify from English into Dutch

Verb

tr.

distortion

simplify something so much that it becomes incorrect
  • The report oversimplifies the complex issue.Het rapport vereenvoudigt het complexe probleem.
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Synonyms and analogies of oversimplify in English

Examples of oversimplify in a sentence

  • The teacher warned not to oversimplify the theory.

Translations of "oversimplify" in Context ordered by category and frequency

simplificeren

Not to oversimplify, but Aaliyah was an earth angel.

We willen de situatie niet simplificeren, maar Aaliyah was niets minder dan een engel op aarde.

vereenvoudigen

And not to oversimplify this, but basically we're dividing a cake.

Niet om de onderhandelingen te vereenvoudigen maar het is alsof we 'n taart verdelen.

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oversimplify: Examples and translations in context

One does not want to oversimplify, as there are obviously a lot of things going on, to do with changing working patterns, the spread of contraception, the different role of women in society, and longevity.

Dat moeten we niet overmatig simplificeren, want er zijn natuurlijk allerlei dingen aan de hand, die te maken hebben met veranderende werkpatronen, de verspreiding van anticonceptie, de veranderende rol van de vrouw in de samenleving en de stijgende levensverwachting.

This fact should prompt us to liberate ourselves from ideologies, which often oversimplify reality in artificial ways, and it should lead us to examine objectively the full human dimension of the problems.

Dit gegeven zou er ons toe moeten aansporen ons te bevrijden van de ideologieën die op dikwijls gekunstelde wijze proberen de werkelijkheid te vereenvoudigen, en er ons juist toe brengen objectief de menselijke complexiteit van de problemen te onderzoeken.

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