emphasize


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emphasize (Amer.)
v. stress, accentuate the importance of, underscore; make more obviously defined (Example: "The skirt she is wearing emphasises her waist"), emphasise

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emphasize

Verb
1. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
(synonym) stress, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) background, play down, downplay
(derivation) emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
2. give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
(synonym) underscore, underline, emphasise
(hypernym) stress, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
(derivation) emphasizing, accenting, accentuation


Babylon English-CzechDownload this dictionary
emphasize (Amer.)
v. zdůraznit

Babylon English-PolishDownload this dictionary
emphasize (Amer.)
Czas. podkreślać; kłaść nacisk na coś

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Emphasize
(v. t.)
To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About