emphasize
[ em-fuh-sahyz ]
/ ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /
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.
Words nearby emphasize
emperor jones, the, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphatic, emphatically, emphysema, empire, empire builder
Also especially British, em·pha·sise.
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emphasize
emphasise
/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
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