overemphasize
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o·ver·em·pha·size
(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.
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overemphasize
(ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) oroveremphasise
vb (tr)
to give excessive emphasis or prominence to (something)
ˌoverˈemphasis n
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overemphasize
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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| I was overemphasizing |
| you were overemphasizing |
| he/she/it was overemphasizing |
| we were overemphasizing |
| you were overemphasizing |
| they were overemphasizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
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Verb 1. overemphasize - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
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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overemphasize
verb 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, underplay
play down, minimize, understate, belittle, underrate, make light of, downplay, underplay
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overemphasize
[ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəsaɪz] vt → accorder trop d'importance àHe overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention → Il accorde trop d'importance à la punition au détriment de la prévention.
The importance of education cannot be overemphasised
BUT On ne soulignera jamais assez l'importance de l'éducation.
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overemphasize
[ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz] vt → dare troppa enfasi ato overemphasize the importance of sth → esagerare l'importanza di qc
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