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
In fact, clothing cleverly emphasises the sexiness of the act.
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Eucken emphasises this all-important element of the over-individual qualities present in human history.
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Oscar Wilde | Leonard Cresswell Ingleby
However this may be, the very plainness of the face emphasises the artist's intention.
British Dictionary definitions for emphasize
emphasise
/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
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