overemphasize
verb (used with object)
to emphasize excessively.
overemphasized
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past participleof overemphasize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof overemphasize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Claude’s advice, while similar, overemphasized data from my smartwatch, Ranji said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
There’s always something that got missed that you thought was important or something else that got overemphasized that you didn’t think was very important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Morales has sidestepped addressing questions about those issues and whether he has overemphasized his military service during his campaign.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
It cannot be overemphasized: an ASI would be an extremely powerful technology.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
Educational writers have overemphasized the original nature of the child as a basis of interest and have not paid enough attention to acquired nature.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by William Henry Pyle
