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Verb: overemphasize  'ow-vu(r)'em-fu,sIz
  1. Place special or excessive emphasis on
    "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book";
    - overemphasise [Brit], overstress

Derived forms: overemphasizes, overemphasized, overemphasizing

Type of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate