emphasize

especially British, em·pha·sise

[em-fuh-sahyz]

verb (used with object)

emphasized, emphasizing 

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

   to emphasize a point;

   to emphasize the eyes with mascara.

   Synonyms: highlight, accentuate, accent

emphasize

/ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress

Other Word Forms

• hyperemphasize verb (used with object)
• misemphasize verb (used with object)
• reemphasize verb (used with object)
• superemphasize verb (used with object)
• unemphasizing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emphasize¹

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

Example Sentences

In his speech, Huang highlighted a laundry list of products and partnerships to emphasize Nvidia’s role in bolstering key U.S. economic sectors.

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Yet Mr. Orr rightly emphasizes how “few Americans know of Diggs’s contributions” and argues that Diggs was “perhaps the most consequential Black federal legislator ever to serve in the United States Congress.”

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She has emphasized affordability and energy prices alongside leaning on her military record.

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Locoh-Donou emphasized that the impact to sales would likely be mostly contained within new projects and new customer acquisitions.

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That’s worth emphasizing because many of Wall Street’s cheerleaders are arguing we can’t be in a bubble if corporations are as profitable as they are.

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Related Words

• accentuate 
• affirm 
• assert 
• highlight 
• indicate 
• maintain 
• point out 
• reiterate 
• repeat 
• underline 
• underscore