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overemphasize
o·ver·em·pha·size [ vər émfə sz ] (past and past participle o·ver·em·pha·sized, present participle o·ver·em·pha·siz·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·em·pha·siz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
emphasize something too much: to give something too much importance, attention, or force
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