emphasize
Origin of emphasize
1- Also especially British, em·pha·sise .
Other words for emphasize
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
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 GullThe forties are a very prominent class and justly so; they emphasise the sport of class racing over handicaps.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.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. TrowbridgeHe 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
emphasise
/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
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