emphasize
[em-fuh-sahyz]
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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.
Also especially British, em·pha·sise.
Origin of emphasize
Synonyms for emphasize
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Examples from the Web for emphasise
Contemporary Examples of emphasise
At the same time, I emphasise that it is best to keep the proverbial ‘soft eyes’ roaming too.
Historical Examples of emphasise
Roland grasped frantically at the opportunity to emphasise his importance.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
It is a truth that I wish as strongly as I am able to emphasise.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Thirdly, we were to emphasise to the men that Turkish morale was on the wane.
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
The airs and graces they assumed did but emphasise their crudity.
Cleo The MagnificentLouis Zangwill
No doubt, he was anxious to emphasise the novelty and rarity of his literary adventures.
Grimhild's VengeanceAnonymous
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