overemphasize
/əʊvərˈɛmfəsʌɪz
/(also overemphasise)
verb [with object]
Place excessive emphasis on: the importance of adequate preparation cannot be overemphasized...
- Likewise, labour laws and regulations overemphasize the protection of women.
- Speaking to Congress, he implied that the media overemphasizes the negative: ‘I have seen some of the images that are being shown here on television.’
- Each one carries an inherent political bias that overemphasizes the representation of some form of interest and underemphasizes the remainder.
Synonyms
overstress, exaggerate, attach too much importance/weight to, make too much of, overplay, overdo, overdramatize, belabour, labour, dwell on, harp on, make something out of nothing, make a mountain out of a molehill
informal make a big thing about/of, blow up out of all proportion