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overemphasized

overemphasized is the simple past and past participle of overemphasize.

Meaning of overemphasize

Verb

overemphasize (third-person singular simple present overemphasizes, present participle overemphasizing, simple past and past participle overemphasized)

  1. To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.

Questions about overemphasized

What is overemphasized the simple past and past participle of?
Overemphasized is the simple past and past participle of overemphasize.

Words near overemphasized in the dictionary

  1. overemphasise
  2. overemphasised
  3. overemphasises
  4. overemphasising
  5. overemphasize
  6. overemphasized
  7. overemphasizes
  8. overemphasizing
  9. overemphatic
  10. overemphatically
  11. overemploy

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