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/oh'veuhr em"feuh suyz'/, v., overemphasized, overemphasizing.v.t.1. to emphasize excessively.v.i.2. to use excessive emphasis.Also, esp. Brit., overemphasise.[1900-05; OVER- + EMPHASIZE]
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overemphasize — overemphasize, over emphasize over emphasizev. t. to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on. Syn: overemphasize, emphasise, overstress. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overemphasize — (Amer.) ,o·ver em·pha·size || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) emfÉ™saɪz v. put excessive emphasis on, stress too much (also overemphasise) … English contemporary dictionary
overemphasize — (also overemphasise) ► VERB ▪ place excessive emphasis on. DERIVATIVES overemphasis noun … English terms dictionary
overemphasize — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overemphasize — UK [ˌəʊvərˈemfəˌsaɪz] / US [ˌoʊvərˈemfəˌsaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms overemphasize : present tense I/you/we/they overemphasize he/she/it overemphasizes present participle overemphasizing past tense overemphasized past participle… … English dictionary
overemphasize — o|ver|em|pha|size [ ,ouvər emfə,saız ] verb transitive to treat something as more important than it really is: someone cannot overemphasize something (=it is extremely important): We cannot overemphasize how damaging these results are to our… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overemphasize — verb Overemphasize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑importance … Collocations dictionary
overemphasize — [[t]o͟ʊvəre̱mfəsaɪz[/t]] overemphasizes, overemphasizing, overemphasized (in BRIT, also use overemphasise) 1) VERB If you say that someone overemphasizes something, you mean that they give it more importance than it deserves or than you consider… … English dictionary
overemphasize — verb place special or excessive emphasis on (Freq. 2) I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book • Syn: ↑overemphasise, ↑overstress • Hypernyms: ↑overstate, ↑exaggerate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
overemphasize — verb To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of … Wiktionary
