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overemphasize: place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

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accentuate collapse

rub in collapse

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

italicize collapse: print in italics

harp on collapse

go overboard collapse

overexercise collapse

emphasize collapse

make a federal case collapse

overindulge collapse

maximize collapse: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"; make the most of; "He maximized his role"

overspend collapse: spend at a high rate; spend more than available of (a budget)

overexert collapse: exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

go too far collapse

dwell on collapse: delay

go to extremes collapse

know no bounds collapse

overplay collapse

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

overact collapse: exaggerate one's acting

overreact collapse: show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

belabor collapse: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"; to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"

overstrain collapse: too much strain; strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

overstate collapse: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

punctuate collapse: insert punctuation marks into; interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

overtax collapse: tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

underscore collapse: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter); give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"

underline collapse: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

embroider collapse: add details to; decorate with needlework

exaggerate collapse

spotlight collapse: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer; illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

highlight collapse: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"; apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

magnify collapse: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

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