overemphasize

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈemfəsaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvərˈemfəsaɪz/
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verb
R

to focus too much on something, giving it more importance than it deserves

We shouldn't overemphasize the role of technology in education.

translation

v. to focus too much on something, giving it more importance than it deserves

Word Forms

3rd Present overemphasizes
Past overemphasized
Perfect overemphasized
Progressive overemphasizing