emphasize

[ em-fuh-sahyz ]

/ ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /

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verb (used with object), em·pha·sized, em·pha·siz·ing.

to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point;to emphasize the eyes with mascara.

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accent, accentuate, highlight.

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Also especially British, em·pha·sise .

Origin of emphasize

First recorded in 1820–30; emphas(is) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM emphasize

hy·per·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), hy·per·em·pha·sized, hy·per·em·pha·siz·ing.mis·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), mis·em·pha·sized, mis·em·pha·siz·ing.re·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), re·em·pha·sized, re·em·pha·siz·ing.su·per·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), su·per·em·pha·sized, su·per·em·pha·siz·ing.

un·em·pha·siz·ing, adjective

How to use emphasize in a sentence

At the same time, I emphasise that it is best to keep the proverbial ‘soft eyes’ roaming too.
The World’s Hotspots Will Keep the US and World Leaders Focused in 2012|Maajid Nawaz|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The maid wrinkled up her face, pushed out her lips, and nodded her head to emphasise her words.
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
The forties are a very prominent class and justly so; they emphasise the sport of class racing over handicaps.
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Moreover, to emphasise the value of a good reputation she had that of her mother constantly before her eyes as a warning.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge

He punched in a glass partition to emphasise a filthy remark he had made to the head engineer.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
He had only to emphasise or modify its effects, indeed, for his tragic qualities to become comic.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon

British Dictionary definitions for emphasize

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emphasise

/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress

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