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

He readied a pledge to invest vast amounts in the U.S. and emphasized the U.A.E. had tethered itself to the U.S. on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

And she always emphasized that the flat wasn’t ours, but Gran’s.

From Literature

He emphasized that again in Friday morning’s earnings release, noting that Verizon “is intensely focused on winning through healthy volumes and fiscally responsible growth.”

From MarketWatch

China has sought to woo U.S. allies amid the disruption, a point Xi emphasized as the two leaders met in the Great Hall of the People and together called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When Decker and his colleagues talk with people looking for work, they have emphasized that they might need to pursue different roles in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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