Definition of Emphasize

1. Verb. To stress, single out as important. "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"


2. Verb. Give extra weight to (a communication). "Her gesture emphasized her words"
Exact synonyms: Emphasise, Underline, Underscore
Generic synonyms: Accent, Accentuate, Emphasise, Punctuate, Stress
Derivative terms: Emphasizing

Definition of Emphasize

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

Definition of Emphasize

1. [v -SIZED, -SIZING, -SIZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emphasize

emperor moth
Emperor Napoleon III
Emperor of Rome
emperor penguin
empery
empery
Empetraceae
Empetrum
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emphasis
emphasis
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emphasised
emphasises
emphasising
emphasize (current term)
emphasized
emphasizes
emphasizing
emphatic
emphatically
emphlysis
emphractic
emphraxis
emphysema
emphysema
emphysemas
emphysematous
emphysematous
emphysematous cholecystitis

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