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Antonyms for overemphasize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-em-fuh-sahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fəˌsaɪz



Definition of overemphasize

  • As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
  • As in overplay : verb be dramatic
  • As in overstate : verb exaggerate
  • As in embroider : verb exaggerate information
  • As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
Example sentences :
  • I do not think it possible to overemphasize Gourmont's sense of beauty.
  • Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
  • The difficulty lies chiefly in the temptation to overemphasize.
  • Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
  • We cannot overemphasize the importance of squeezing your trigger.
  • Extract from : « The Plattsburg Manual » by O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey
  • These examples are rather bald, and overemphasize the method in order to make it clear.
  • Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
  • It is practically impossible to overemphasize the importance of the boy's vocational choice.
  • Extract from : « The Minister and the Boy » by Allan Hoben
  • In general we overemphasize that side of morality which consists in abstinence and not doing wrong.
  • Extract from : « Ethics » by John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
  • It would be hard to overemphasize the importance of this particular service which missions are rendering.
  • Extract from : « The Child in the Midst » by Mary Schauffler Labaree
  • Over and under do not ordinarily call for a hyphen; overemphasize, underfed, but over-careful, over-spiritualistic.
  • Extract from : « Compound Words » by Frederick W. Hamilton
  • Sevčik was in many ways a wonderful teacher, yet inclined to overemphasize the mechanical side of the art.
  • Extract from : « Violin Mastery » by Frederick H. Martens
  • It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of having a standard method of procedure and to stick to that method.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Synonyms for overemphasize

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