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It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space... we're doing such exciting research. And I don't want to overemphasize the life science research, but as a physician the life science research that we're doing is extremely exciting.
Laurel Clark

Meaning of "overemphasize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREMPHASIZE

overemphasize  [ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREMPHASIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overemphasize 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 overemphasize in English.

WHAT DOES OVEREMPHASIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overemphasize in the English dictionary

The definition of overemphasize in the dictionary is to give excessive emphasis or prominence to.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVEREMPHASIZE

PRESENT

Present
I overemphasize
you overemphasize
he/she/it overemphasizes
we overemphasize
you overemphasize
they overemphasize
Present continuous
I am overemphasizing
you are overemphasizing
he/she/it is overemphasizing
we are overemphasizing
you are overemphasizing
they are overemphasizing
Present perfect
I have overemphasized
you have overemphasized
he/she/it has overemphasized
we have overemphasized
you have overemphasized
they have overemphasized
Present perfect continuous
I have been overemphasizing
you have been overemphasizing
he/she/it has been overemphasizing
we have been overemphasizing
you have been overemphasizing
they have been overemphasizing
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 overemphasized
you overemphasized
he/she/it overemphasized
we overemphasized
you overemphasized
they overemphasized
Past continuous
I was overemphasizing
you were overemphasizing
he/she/it was overemphasizing
we were overemphasizing
you were overemphasizing
they were overemphasizing
Past perfect
I had overemphasized
you had overemphasized
he/she/it had overemphasized
we had overemphasized
you had overemphasized
they had overemphasized
Past perfect continuous
I had been overemphasizing
you had been overemphasizing
he/she/it had been overemphasizing
we had been overemphasizing
you had been overemphasizing
they had been overemphasizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overemphasize
we let´s overemphasize
you overemphasize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overemphasize
Past participle
overemphasized
Present Participle
overemphasizing
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 OVEREMPHASIZE


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
overemphasise
ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
postexercise
ˌpəʊstˈeksəˌsaɪz
reemphasise
riːˈemfəˌsaɪz
reemphasize
riːˈemfəˌsaɪz
sexercise
ˈsɛksəˌsaɪz
supersize
ˈsuːpəˌsaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREMPHASIZE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREMPHASIZE

ecstasize
Euro-size
full-size
hypostasize
hypothesize
king-size
large-size
life-size
midsize
one-size
oversize
plus size
plus-size
queen-size
resize
shoe size
size
small-size
synthesize
underemphasize

Synonyms and antonyms of overemphasize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVEREMPHASIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overemphasize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overemphasize

Translation of «overemphasize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREMPHASIZE

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

Translator English - Chinese

过分强调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfatizar
570 millions of speakers

English

overemphasize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overemphasize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نبالغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переоценить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exagerar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overemphasize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trop insister sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu mengagumkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überbetonen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過度に強調する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아무리 강조해도 지나치지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overemphasize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhấn mạnh quá mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overemphasize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवास्तव महत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üzerinde çok durmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sopravvalutare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przecenić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переоцінити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sublinia exagerat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερτονίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overemphasize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overemphasize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overemphasize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMPHASIZE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMPHASIZE» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «OVEREMPHASIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overemphasize.
1
Laurel Clark
It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space... we're doing such exciting research. And I don't want to overemphasize the life science research, but as a physician the life science research that we're doing is extremely exciting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREMPHASIZE»

Discover the use of overemphasize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overemphasize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fossils in the Making: Vertebrate Taphonomy and Paleoecology
It has several disadvantages: (1) It will overemphasize the importance of species whose skeletons contain more bones. Carnivores and primates, for example, generally have more bones than ungulates, and suids generally have more bones ...
Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Andrew P. Hill, 1988
2
GRE Answers to the Real Essay Questions
overemphasize. “the. famous. few”? The speaker claims that significant historical events and trends are made possible by groups of people rather than individuals, and that the study of history should emphasize the former instead of the latter.
Mark Alan Stewart, 2009
3
Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book
I CANNOT OVEREMPHASIZE the importance of good grammar. What a crock. I could easily overemphasize the importance of good grammar. For example, I could say: "Bad grammar is the leading cause of slow, painful death in North ...
Dave Barry, 1993
4
Servant-witnesses: A Theory of Evangelical Higher Education
When we overemphasize the kerygmatic pole, however, we assume that inductive approaches to studying the Bible provide a pure and pristine objectivity, therefore avoiding the polluting influence of the contemporary context. The second pole ...
Joseph Paul Simala, 2008
5
Sex Role Attitudes and Cultural Change
The women who overemphasize their mother role see themselves, their marital relationships and their activities more negatively than do women who overemphasize their role as a partner or as a worker. The different aspects of life were ...
Ira Gross, John A. Downing, Adma D'Heurle, 1982
6
Born, Not Made: The Entrepreneurial Personality
... 92, 93; overemphasize first impressions, 92; overemphasize own impact, 67, 92; overemphasize personal contacts, 92; overemphasize small risks, 92 Behaviorism (psychology), 23, 37 Belgium, 100 Bendix Corporation, 69 Bennis, Warren, ...
James Lee Fisher, James V. Koch, 2008
7
The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures
N Current methods overemphasize architecture development over other tasks. N Current methods overemphasize functional decomposition for logical structures. N Current methods overemphasize physical decomposition for physical ...
Donald G. Firesmith, Peter Capell, Dietrich Falkenthal, 2008
8
Sources of Japanese Tradition: Volume 2, 1600 to 2000
Ifwe overemphasize [are biased toward] humaneness, we are apt to be partial [in our sympathies]. If we overemphasize rightness, we are apt to be rigid. If we overemphasize ritual decorum, we are apt to be fussily polite. If we overemphasize ...
Wm. Theodore de Bary, Carol Gluck, Donald Keene, 2005
9
Religion and Popular Culture in America
One can overemphasize the feelings created by language and write the secular equivalent of the pietist devotional; one can overemphasize the objective content of the plot and become the secular equivalent of the systematic theologian; one ...
Bruce David Forbes, Jeffrey H. Mahan, 2000
10
Sources of Japanese Tradition: Volume 2, 1600 to 2000
If we overemphasize [are biased toward] humaneness, we are apt to be partial [in our sympathies]. If we overemphasize rightness, we are apt to be rigid. If we overemphasize ritual decorum, we are apt to be fussily polite. If we overemphasize ...
William Theodore De Bary, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREMPHASIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overemphasize is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Party Supremacy Can't Be Enforced In Legislature, By Ken …
The party should not overemphasize it on the floor of the House. The danger of what is happening now in the National Assembly is that they ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Listen: Kevin Rudd on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan's …
It is difficult to overemphasize the significance of the Japanese government's current exercise in the reinterpretation of Japan's postwar ... «Asia Society, Jul 15»
3
A beginner's guide to the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe
But it's hard to overemphasize what a revolutionary concept it was at the time (something Feige goes into on his excellent episode of the ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
4
Mets fall to Nationals after Parnell's eighth-inning meltdown
"But 162 is 162, and if you overemphasize this series, you lose track of tomorrow.'' The Mets needed only for Parnell to withstand the eighth ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
5
The 'Bring Your Own Device' Movement Is a Vital Component of the …
Utilities tend to overemphasize the need for future-proofing. It's tempting to think there may be one home energy management device that ... «Greentech Media, Jul 15»
6
Sending the right pot message to Oregonians under 21: Editorial …
To overemphasize the role of advertising is to externalize a first responsibility that rests with families, in which the best instruction for getting pot ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
7
Leader of the Opposition gives national address on Baha Mar
We, the opposition Free National Movement, cannot overemphasize the enormous impact that its failure will have on the economy of The ... «Bahama Islands Info, Jul 15»
8
Experimental Ebola drug shelved; study explores virus clearance
... suggested that infection control guidelines shouldn't overemphasize low-concentration RNA detection in blood for implementing isolation. «CIDRAP, Jul 15»
9
Can Under Armour Keep Its Streak Alive?
It's hard to overemphasize how important global expansion is to Under Armour, and not just for the next few quarters. It's estimated that the ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
10
Liberia Housing Authority Gives Health Workers New Homes > Mon
... before he got infected with the virus, “I cannot overemphasize the job that the health workers have done I was there so I know what they did”. «Front Page Africa, Jul 15»

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