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overemphasize

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o·ver·em·pha·size  (vr-mf-sz)
tr. & intr.v. o·ver·em·pha·sized, o·ver·em·pha·siz·ing, o·ver·em·pha·siz·es
To place too much emphasis on or employ too much emphasis.
over·empha·sis (-ss) n.
overemphasize or -sise
Verb
[-sizing, -sized] or -sising, -sised to give (something) more importance than is necessary or appropriate
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Verb1.overemphasize - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
overemphasise, overstress
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Translations
overemphasize [əuvərˈɛmfəsaɪz] vt → dare un'importanza eccessiva a


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The majority of writers, furthermore, belonged by birth or association to the upper social stratum and tended to overemphasize its artificial conventions, often looking with contempt on the other classes.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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