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



RESET




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