overemphasise

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A form of overemphasize — To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.

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overemphasizeoverstress
OriginEnglish emphasise ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboveremphasise (third-person singular simple present overemphasises, present participle overemphasising, simple past and past participle overemphasised)

present singular third person overemphasises · participle present overemphasising · participle past overemphasised · past overemphasised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of overemphasize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbplace special or excessive emphasis on

Similar
overemphasizeoverstress
Broader
overstateexaggerateoverdraw
Also see
overemphasizeoverstress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishemphasise
  8. Englishoveremphasise

From over- + emphasise.

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APA

overemphasise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overemphasise

MLA

“overemphasise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overemphasise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overemphasise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overemphasise.

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