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overemphasize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb overemphasize has 1 sense
- overemphasize(v = verb.communication) overemphasise, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" is one way to amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
CIDE DICTIONARY
overemphasize, v. t.
to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
overemphasize
accent, accentuate, belabor, carry too far, dwell on, emphasize, exaggerate, exhaust, give emphasis to, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, harp on, highlight, italicize, know no bounds, magnify, maximize, overaccentuate, overact, overcarry, overdevelop, overdo, overdrive, overelaborate, overexercise, overexert, overexpend, overindulge, overlabor, overplay, overreact, overspend, overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtrain, overuse, overwork, pass all bounds, place emphasis on, point up, protest too much, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore
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