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misemphasizes

misemphasizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misemphasize.

Meaning of misemphasize

Verb

misemphasize (third-person singular simple present misemphasizes, present participle misemphasizing, simple past and past participle misemphasized)

  1. To emphasize incorrectly or inappropriately.
    • But the widespread interest in intercollegiate debating and proper gratitude for what it has done to stimulate a study of the different forms of public discourse have led undergraduates, graduates, and even teachers, I think, greatly to misemphasize its importance in the field of study under...1898, Proceedings of The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Annual Convention, page 105

Questions about misemphasizes

What is misemphasizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misemphasizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misemphasize.

Words near misemphasizes in the dictionary

  1. misemphasised
  2. misemphasises
  3. misemphasising
  4. misemphasize
  5. misemphasized
  6. misemphasizes
  7. misemphasizing
  8. misemploy
  9. misemployed
  10. misemploying
  11. misemployment

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