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What (who) is overemphasize - definition
overemphasize
or overemphasise
¦ verb place excessive emphasis on.
Derivatives
overemphasis noun
overemphasize
(overemphasizes, overemphasizing, overemphasized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'overemphasise'
1.
If you say that someone overemphasizes something, you mean that they give it more importance than it deserves or than you consider appropriate.
Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.
VERB: V n
2.
If you say that something cannot be overemphasized, you are emphasizing that you think it is very important.
The importance of education cannot be overemphasised...
I can't overemphasize the cleanliness of this place.
VERB: with brd-neg, be V-ed, V n [emphasis]
Examples of use of overemphasize
1. "I cannot overemphasize the danger that is facing us.
2. "We can‘t overemphasize the danger of this heat," Mayor Francis Slay said.
3. "The great danger is to overemphasize the story simply because the anchor is there," Woodruff says.
4. Cooper says it‘s impossible to overemphasize the value of the morning meal.
5. Crocker, "cannot overemphasize the potentially devastating impact this could have to our relationships in Iraq," the senior official said.