What part of speech is oversimplify?

Oversimplify can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. oversimplify is a verb, present, 1st person singular of oversimplify (infinitive).
2. oversimplify is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) oversimplify

oversimplify / oversimplifies

oversimplified

oversimplified

oversimplifying

Infinitive: (to) oversimplify
Present: oversimplify / oversimplifies
Simple Past: oversimplified
Past Participle: (have) oversimplified
Gerund: oversimplifying

What does oversimplify mean?

Definitions

Verb
oversimplify - make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions"
oversimplify - simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem"

Examples of oversimplify

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Don't oversimplify the instructions.
2.	verb	Don't oversimplify the problem.
3.	verb	Don't oversimplify.

Sentence
verb
Don't oversimplify the instructions.
Don't oversimplify the problem.
Don't oversimplify.

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