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Definition of overemphasised word
- noun overemphasised Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise. 1
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Parts of speech for Overemphasised
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overemphasised popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overemphasised usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overemphasised
verb overemphasised
- embellish — Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
- aggrandize — To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
Antonyms for overemphasised
verb overemphasised
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
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