emphasized

American  

[em-fuh-sahyzd] / ˈɛm fəˌsaɪzd /

especially British, emphasised

adjective

1. made more visible, more important, etc.; stressed.

   Read the emphasized sentence carefully, and contrast it with the information given in the previous paragraph.

   Good sportsmanship was the emphasized theme of the club's operations.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.

Other Word Forms

• unemphasized adjective
• well-emphasized adjective

Etymology

Origin of emphasized

emphasize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Ms. Charlesson emphasized that more research is needed to clarify how training intensity, diet quality, and gut transit time interact.

From Science Daily

County officials have said it will fully cooperate with the attorney general’s investigation, but emphasized that no reviews up to this point “have found any discriminatory or structural bias in the county’s response.”

From Los Angeles Times

He established a unified chain of command and emphasized working with state and local authorities to apprehend criminal illegal aliens inside jails.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some legal experts, meanwhile, emphasized that the case for refunds is clear.

From MarketWatch

Walmart's newly installed leadership team on Thursday emphasized plans to build up artificial intelligence integration, lifting shares of the retail behemoth despite a cautious forecast.

From Barron's

Related Words

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