EMPHASIZE

stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate

(verb) to stress, single out as important; “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”

underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise

(verb) give extra weight to (a communication); “Her gesture emphasized her words”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

emphasize (third-person singular simple present emphasizes, present participle emphasizing, simple past and past participle emphasized)

(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

Synonyms

• betone

• stress

• underscore

Antonyms

• de-emphasize

• downplay

Source: Wiktionary


Em"pha*size, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emphasized; p. pr. & vb. n. Emphasizing.]

Definition: To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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