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Verb: overstress
  1. Place special or excessive emphasis on
    "I cannot overstress the importance of this book"
    - overemphasize, overemphasise [Brit]

Derived forms: overstressed, overstresses, overstressing

Type of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate

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