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misemphasizing

misemphasizing is the present participle and gerund 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 misemphasizing

What is misemphasizing the present participle and gerund of?
Misemphasizing is the present participle and gerund of misemphasize.

Words near misemphasizing in the dictionary

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

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