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overemphasizeto give excessive importance or prominence to something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to give excessive importance or prominence to something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌoʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

Korean meaning: ~을 과도하게 강조하다, 지나치게 중요시하다

Korean pronunciation: 오버**엠**퍼사이즈

Example Sentences

  • My mom overemphasizes eating vegetables so much that she hides them in my birthday cake.
  • Teachers shouldn't overemphasize memorization at the expense of critical thinking.
  • He overemphasizes his achievements so much that people avoid him at parties.

overemphasize

VERB

//ˌoʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz//

to give excessive importance or prominence to something

overemphasize concept
💡 Concept

to give excessive importance or prominence to something

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overemphasize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't overemphasize what you analyze—sometimes simple truths help you realize!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌoʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixover--
Rootemphasize

Origin

over(지나치게) + emphasize(강조하다)가 결합된 합성어로, 20세기에 형성되었습니다. emphasize는 그리스어 emphasis(강조, 의미)에서 유래되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

emphasizeanalyzerealize
emphasize
analyze
realize

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom overemphasizes eating vegetables so much that she hides them in my birthday cake.

Teachers shouldn't overemphasize memorization at the expense of critical thinking.

😄 Fun example

He overemphasizes his achievements so much that people avoid him at parties.

The coach warned us not to overemphasize winning and forget about fair play.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

exaggerateoverstatemagnifyblow out of proportion

Antonyms

underemphasizedownplayminimize

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