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overstress
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o·ver·stress  (vr-strs)
tr.v. o·ver·stressed, o·ver·stress·ing, o·ver·stress·es
1. To place too much emphasis on.
2. To subject to excessive physical or emotional stress.
3. To subject to mechanical force or pressure to the point of deformation.
over·stress n.
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Verb1.overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
overemphasise, overemphasize
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
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