transitive & intransitive verb . To place too much emphasis on or employ too much emphasis.

transitive verb. to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on.

verb. To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.

verb. place special or excessive emphasis on

"But to overemphasize this gap between religious and nonreligious American women in their attitudes toward gender would be to overlook the sweeping transformation in gender norms shared by religious and nonreligious Americans, men and women alike, over the last generation."

over-emphasize  

amplify  exaggerate  hyperbolise  hyperbolize  magnify  

emphasize  reemphasize  

accent  accentuate  belabor  carry too far  dwell on  

overemphasized  overemphasizes  overemphasizing