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overemphasize
o·ver·em·pha·size O0181400 (ō′vər-ĕm′fə-sīz′)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.
o′ver·em′pha·sis (-sĭs) n.overemphasize (ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) or overemphasisevb (tr) to give excessive emphasis or prominence to (something) ˌoverˈemphasis noveremphasize
Past participle: overemphasized
Gerund: overemphasizing
| Imperative |
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| overemphasize | | overemphasize |
| Present |
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| I overemphasize | | you overemphasize | | he/she/it overemphasizes | | we overemphasize | | you overemphasize | | they overemphasize |
| Preterite |
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| I overemphasized | | you overemphasized | | he/she/it overemphasized | | we overemphasized | | you overemphasized | | they overemphasized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overemphasizing | | you are overemphasizing | | he/she/it is overemphasizing | | we are overemphasizing | | you are overemphasizing | | they are overemphasizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overemphasized | | you have overemphasized | | he/she/it has overemphasized | | we have overemphasized | | you have overemphasized | | they have overemphasized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overemphasizing | | you were overemphasizing | | he/she/it was overemphasizing | | we were overemphasizing | | you were overemphasizing | | they were overemphasizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overemphasized | | you had overemphasized | | he/she/it had overemphasized | | we had overemphasized | | you had overemphasized | | they had overemphasized |
| Future |
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| I will overemphasize | | you will overemphasize | | he/she/it will overemphasize | | we will overemphasize | | you will overemphasize | | they will overemphasize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overemphasized | | you will have overemphasized | | he/she/it will have overemphasized | | we will have overemphasized | | you will have overemphasized | | they will have overemphasized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overemphasizing | | you will be overemphasizing | | he/she/it will be overemphasizing | | we will be overemphasizing | | you will be overemphasizing | | they will be overemphasizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overemphasizing | | you have been overemphasizing | | he/she/it has been overemphasizing | | we have been overemphasizing | | you have been overemphasizing | | they have been overemphasizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overemphasizing | | you will have been overemphasizing | | he/she/it will have been overemphasizing | | we will have been overemphasizing | | you will have been overemphasizing | | they will have been overemphasizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overemphasizing | | you had been overemphasizing | | he/she/it had been overemphasizing | | we had been overemphasizing | | you had been overemphasizing | | they had been overemphasizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would overemphasize | | you would overemphasize | | he/she/it would overemphasize | | we would overemphasize | | you would overemphasize | | they would overemphasize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overemphasized | | you would have overemphasized | | he/she/it would have overemphasized | | we would have overemphasized | | you would have overemphasized | | they would have overemphasized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | overemphasize - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"overemphasise, overstressexaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
overemphasizeverb exaggerate, magnify, inflate, overdo, amplify, overstate, make too much of, belabour, make a big thing of (informal), blow up out of all proportion, overstress, overdramatize, make a production (out) of (informal), lay too much stress on, make a federal case of (U.S. informal), hyperbolize Freud overemphasized the role of sexual motivation of behaviour.
play down, minimize, understate, belittle, underrate, make light of, downplay, underplayTranslationsoveremphasize
Synonyms for overemphasizeverb exaggerateSynonyms- exaggerate
- magnify
- inflate
- overdo
- amplify
- overstate
- make too much of
- belabour
- make a big thing of
- blow up out of all proportion
- overstress
- overdramatize
- make a production (out) of
- lay too much stress on
- make a federal case of
- hyperbolize
Antonyms- play down
- minimize
- understate
- belittle
- underrate
- make light of
- downplay
- underplay
Synonyms for overemphasizeverb place special or excessive emphasis onSynonymsRelated Words- exaggerate
- hyperbolise
- hyperbolize
- overstate
- amplify
- magnify
- overdraw
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