About The Word Emphasize

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Emphasize

Emphasize Meaning & Definition
Emphasize Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Emphasize?

[v] to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet."
[v] give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Emphasize: accent | accentuate | emphasise | punctuate | stress

Related Terms | Find terms related to Emphasize: accent | accentuate | assert | bear down on | belabor | call attention to | charge | dwell on | feature | give emphasis to | harp on | highlight | italicize | mark | overaccentuate | overemphasize | overstress | pinpoint | place emphasis on | play up | point up | press | punctuate | rub in | spotlight | star | stress | underline | underscore

See Also | background | bear down | bring out | downplay | drive home | emphasize | evince | express | play down | point up | press home | ram home | re-emphasise | re-emphasize | set off | show | underline | underscore

Emphasize In Webster's Dictionary

\Em"pha*size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emphasized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emphasizing}.] To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.

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