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The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations.
Anthony Albanese

Meaning of "overemphasise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREMPHASISE

overemphasise  [ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREMPHASISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overemphasise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overemphasise in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVEREMPHASISE

PRESENT

Present
I overemphasise
you overemphasise
he/she/it overemphasises
we overemphasise
you overemphasise
they overemphasise
Present continuous
I am overemphasising
you are overemphasising
he/she/it is overemphasising
we are overemphasising
you are overemphasising
they are overemphasising
Present perfect
I have overemphasised
you have overemphasised
he/she/it has overemphasised
we have overemphasised
you have overemphasised
they have overemphasised
Present perfect continuous
I have been overemphasising
you have been overemphasising
he/she/it has been overemphasising
we have been overemphasising
you have been overemphasising
they have been overemphasising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overemphasised
you overemphasised
he/she/it overemphasised
we overemphasised
you overemphasised
they overemphasised
Past continuous
I was overemphasising
you were overemphasising
he/she/it was overemphasising
we were overemphasising
you were overemphasising
they were overemphasising
Past perfect
I had overemphasised
you had overemphasised
he/she/it had overemphasised
we had overemphasised
you had overemphasised
they had overemphasised
Past perfect continuous
I had been overemphasising
you had been overemphasising
he/she/it had been overemphasising
we had been overemphasising
you had been overemphasising
they had been overemphasising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overemphasise
you will overemphasise
he/she/it will overemphasise
we will overemphasise
you will overemphasise
they will overemphasise
Future continuous
I will be overemphasising
you will be overemphasising
he/she/it will be overemphasising
we will be overemphasising
you will be overemphasising
they will be overemphasising
Future perfect
I will have overemphasised
you will have overemphasised
he/she/it will have overemphasised
we will have overemphasised
you will have overemphasised
they will have overemphasised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overemphasising
you will have been overemphasising
he/she/it will have been overemphasising
we will have been overemphasising
you will have been overemphasising
they will have been overemphasising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overemphasise
you would overemphasise
he/she/it would overemphasise
we would overemphasise
you would overemphasise
they would overemphasise
Conditional continuous
I would be overemphasising
you would be overemphasising
he/she/it would be overemphasising
we would be overemphasising
you would be overemphasising
they would be overemphasising
Conditional perfect
I would have overemphasise
you would have overemphasise
he/she/it would have overemphasise
we would have overemphasise
you would have overemphasise
they would have overemphasise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overemphasising
you would have been overemphasising
he/she/it would have been overemphasising
we would have been overemphasising
you would have been overemphasising
they would have been overemphasising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overemphasise
we let´s overemphasise
you overemphasise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overemphasise
Past participle
overemphasised
Present Participle
overemphasising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVEREMPHASISE


boxercise
ˈbɒksəˌsaɪz
Dancercise
ˈdɑːnsəˌsaɪz
de-emphasise
diːˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
de-emphasize
diːˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
emphasise
ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
emphasize
ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
exercise
ˈɛksəˌsaɪz
fantasize
ˈfæntəˌsaɪz
metastasise
mɪˈtæstəˌsaɪz
metastasize
mɪˈtæstəˌsaɪz
misemphasise
ˌmɪsˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
misemphasize
ˌmɪsˈemfəˌsaɪz
ostracise
ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz
ostracize
ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz
overemphasize
ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
postexercise
ˌpəʊstˈeksəˌsaɪz
reemphasise
riːˈemfəˌsaɪz
reemphasize
riːˈemfəˌsaɪz
sexercise
ˈsɛksəˌsaɪz
supersize
ˈsuːpəˌsaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREMPHASISE

overedit
overeducate
overeducation
overegg
overelaborate
overelaboration
overembellish
overemote
overemotional
overemphasis
overemphasize
overemphatic
overemployment
overenamored
overencourage
overenergetic
overengineer
overenrolled
overentertained
overenthusiasm

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREMPHASISE

advertise
apotheosise
cruise
enterprise
expertise
gallisise
hypostasise
metathesise
mise
noise
otherwise
paradise
parenthesise
photosynthesise
promise
raise
resynthesise
rise
synopsise
underemphasise

Synonyms and antonyms of overemphasise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overemphasise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREMPHASISE

Find out the translation of overemphasise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overemphasise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overemphasise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过分强调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demasiado énfasis
570 millions of speakers

English

overemphasise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overemphasise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overemphasise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переоценивать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobrevalorizarem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overemphasise
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trop insister sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overemphasise
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überbetonen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overemphasise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지나치게 강조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overemphasise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overemphasise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகையழுத்தம் கொடுப்பதில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overemphasise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla abartmamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enfatizzare troppo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overemphasise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переоцінювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overemphasise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερτονίζαμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorbeklemtoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betona
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overemphasise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overemphasise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMPHASISE»

The term «overemphasise» is used very little and occupies the 153.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMPHASISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overemphasise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overemphasise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overemphasise

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «OVEREMPHASISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overemphasise.
1
Anthony Albanese
The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREMPHASISE»

Discover the use of overemphasise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overemphasise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Education and the Spirit of Time
The differences between the structuralist neo-Marxism I am putting forward here and culturalist neo-Marxism are that culturalist neo-Marxists, such as Michael Apple, overemphasise autonomy and agency in a number of ways. Firstly, they ...
O. Moisio, Juha Suoranta, 2006
2
Evidence-based Practice: Modernising the Knowledge Base of ...
Traditional 'organisations of professionals' overemphasise working floors. ' Businesslike organisations' with 'management by measurement' overemphasise management. 'Professional organisations' or 'managed professional businesses'  ...
Hans-Uwe Otto, Andreas Polutta, Holger Ziegler, 2009
3
50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies
Indeed, the dual systems approach can be seen to have emerged out of the critiques levelled at Marxist theories, which may overemphasise class andcapitalism, and thecritiques levelled at radical feminist theories, which may overemphasise ...
Jane Pilcher, Imelda Whelehan, 2004
4
English Corpora Under Japanese Eyes
Relative to human judgements, it is known empirically that MI tends to overemphasise rare cases and x2 tends to overemphasise cases of high frequency. The log-likelihood ratio has been said to give an accurate measure even where the ...
Junsaku Nakamura, Nagayuki Inoue, Tomoji Tabata, 2004
5
Advances in Chemical Physics
overemphasise. the applicability of the turn of the century techniques first used to deal with this problem. Albert Einstein was the first to realize, in a Berne patent office at the dawning of modern physics, that the restless motion of pollen ...
I. Prigogine, Stuart A. Rice, 2009
6
Common Presenting Issues in Psychotherapeutic Practice
overemphasise. the. problem? It is difficult becausewe go intoareas of funding, andhow that is developing and what you will get paid for,what yourillnessisand how soon you should getbetter. It's abit likegoinginto hospital for a gallbladder ...
Barbara Douglas, Pam James, 2013
7
The Classical Review
Between critics like Heitland who overemphasise the systematic nature of Lucan's Stoicism and those like Souriau who overemphasise its contradictions, M . Pichon steers a sane middle course. To search for absolute consistency in his ...
‎1913
8
Church as Communion: The Gift and Goal of Koinonia
On the other hand, a church that is exclusively Spirit-centred will have a tendency to overemphasise the experiential side of church life. It may lead to individualism and a negative attitude to all authority.112 Edwards correctly noted that a ...
Philip Kariatlis, 2011
9
Hegemony: A Realist Analysis
This is due to the fact that human agents act within a set of powerful social structures that exert a determining influence over agents. To overemphasise intentionality, practices, meanings and values is to overemphasise the power of agents ...
Jonathan Joseph, 2003
10
The Holy Spirit: A Study of the Comforter
In everypart of the body there are spiritsthat lodge on certain organs toprevent their proper function or to overemphasise their function. Forexample, spirits for thestomach overemphasise the duty of the stomach. Certain people are overweight ...
Dr. Brian J. Bailey, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREMPHASISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overemphasise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NSCDC Employs Foreign Language-Speaking Personnel
“So, one cannot overemphasise the centrality of foreign language skills to the core mission of the corps,” he said. The spokesman said that ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Anti-obesity campaign 'triggering eating disorders' – doctor
... Altrincham, Cheshire, said lessons which overemphasise the risks of being overweight could unwittingly fuel other serious health problems. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Political Violence and Future of Democracy – Under UNP …
It is as if their marginal Position in Buddhist and Hindu society has forced them to overemphasise their ethnic identity. But it is equally likely that ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
4
Harish Khare
In putting the Nehru-Jinnah standoff at the centre of his narrative, Hajari seems to overemphasise the personality factor. While Jinnah was ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Carmarthenshire Council welcomes reassurance that S4C move to …
“As I have said previously, I cannot overemphasise how important it is for us as a county that the new headquarters moves to Carmarthen. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
6
Euro zone investment horizon cloudier, even with Greek deal
"We should not overemphasise the headlines and under emphasise the substance," said Joe Di Censo, Managing Director, Fundamental Fixed ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
No ethos: the rhetoric of 2015
Labour politicians in particular have a tendency to overemphasise aspects of their own personality and to make misplaced efforts to declare ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
8
Nicola Benedetti on touring with Leonard Elschenbroich
You can't monetise them, they are unquantifiable, but you can't overemphasise how important those things are to making our society a ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
9
Maths Wizards in Thailand
Mr Masole said the competition is not meant to overemphasise winning but, the consideration is accorded to the experience and valuable ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
JACARANDA TREES REPLANTED
“We cannot overemphasise the importance of keeping our city green. Harsh punitive measures will surely be taken against those who will be ... «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»

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