Meaning

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

    place special or excessive emphasis on

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The value of education cannot be overemphasized.

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  2. The value of education can't be overemphasized.

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  3. It is impossible to overemphasize its importance.

    ruНевозможно переоценить его важность.

    deEs ist gar nicht möglich, die Wichtigkeit davon überzubetonen.

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  4. Freedom is so fundamental that its importance cannot be overemphasized.

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Forms

overemphasizes, overemphasizing, overemphasized, overemphasized
Base formoveremphasize · to overemphasize
3rd person singularoveremphasizes
Present participleoveremphasizing
Past simpleoveremphasized
Past participleoveremphasized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoveremphasize
he, she, itoveremphasizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsoveremphasized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overemphasized
he, she, ithas overemphasized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overemphasize

Synonyms

13 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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