verb
Meaning 1
To place excessive emphasis on something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overstress
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verb
Meaning 2
To place excessive physical stress on something, especially to such an extent that it deforms or breaks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To stress someone excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
place special or excessive emphasis on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overemphasize, overemphasise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify
History
Etymology
From over- + stress.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: túlhangsúlyoz — to place excessive emphasis on something
- Spanish: sobreenfatizar — to place excessive emphasis on something
- Spanish: supraenfatizar — to place excessive emphasis on something
- Hungarian: túlterhel — to place excessive physical stress on something