English verb: overstress | |||
| 1. | overstress (communication) place special or excessive emphasis on | ||
| Samples | I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book. | ||
| Synonyms | overemphasise, overemphasize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||