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overemphasizing

overemphasizing is the present participle and gerund 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 overemphasizing

What is overemphasizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overemphasizing is the present participle and gerund of overemphasize.

Words near overemphasizing in the dictionary

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

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