emphasize
[ em-fuh-sahyz ]
/ ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /
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verb (used with object), em·pha·sized, em·pha·siz·ing.
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Also especially British, em·pha·sise .
Origin of emphasize
First recorded in 1820–30; emphas(is) + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for emphasize
emphasize
emphasise
/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
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