Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to oversimplify
Participle: oversimplified
Gerund: oversimplifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | oversimplify |
| you | oversimplify |
| he;she;it | oversimplifies |
| we | oversimplify |
| you | oversimplify |
| they | oversimplify |
Perfect
| I | have oversimplified |
| you | have oversimplified |
| he;she;it | has oversimplified |
| we | have oversimplified |
| you | have oversimplified |
| they | have oversimplified |
Past
| I | oversimplified |
| you | oversimplified |
| he;she;it | oversimplified |
| we | oversimplified |
| you | oversimplified |
| they | oversimplified |
Pluperfect
| I | had oversimplified |
| you | had oversimplified |
| he;she;it | had oversimplified |
| we | had oversimplified |
| you | had oversimplified |
| they | had oversimplified |
Future
| I | will oversimplify |
| you | will oversimplify |
| he;she;it | will oversimplify |
| we | will oversimplify |
| you | will oversimplify |
| they | will oversimplify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have oversimplified |
| you | will have oversimplified |
| he;she;it | will have oversimplified |
| we | will have oversimplified |
| you | will have oversimplified |
| they | will have oversimplified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | oversimplify |
| you | oversimplify |
| he;she;it | oversimplify |
| we | oversimplify |
| you | oversimplify |
| they | oversimplify |
Perfect
| I | have oversimplified |
| you | have oversimplified |
| he;she;it | have oversimplified |
| we | have oversimplified |
| you | have oversimplified |
| they | have oversimplified |
Imperfect
| I | oversimplified |
| you | oversimplified |
| he;she;it | oversimplified |
| we | oversimplified |
| you | oversimplified |
| they | oversimplified |
Pluperfect
| I | had oversimplified |
| you | had oversimplified |
| he;she;it | had oversimplified |
| we | had oversimplified |
| you | had oversimplified |
| they | had oversimplified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would oversimplify |
| you | would oversimplify |
| he;she;it | would oversimplify |
| we | would oversimplify |
| you | would oversimplify |
| they | would oversimplify |
Perfect
| I | would have oversimplified |
| you | would have oversimplified |
| he;she;it | would have oversimplified |
| we | would have oversimplified |
| you | would have oversimplified |
| they | would have oversimplified |
Imperative
| you | oversimplify |
| we | Let's oversimplify |
| you | oversimplify |
Verbs conjugated like 'oversimplify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'oversimplify'
overamplify,
oversignify,
overemploy,
overmodify,
oversample,
overspecify,
oversupply,
simplify,
ultrasimplify,
exemplify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *úp
3. Proto-Indo-European *-er
4. Proto-Indo-European *upér
5. Proto-Germanic *uber
6. Old English ofer-
7. Middle English over-
8. English over-
9. English simplify
10. English oversimplify
11. From over- + simplify.
Sample Sentences
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But the report stresses that this comparison, based purely on the total transport performed, oversimplifies the picture. The kinds of work performed by rail and rail transport are not identical. [1964 June, “News and Comment: Only 26 per cent of freight on rail”, in Modern Railways, page 369:]