emphasize
Origin of emphasize
1- Also especially British, em·pha·sise .
Other words for emphasize
Other words from emphasize
- hy·per·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), hy·per·em·pha·sized, hy·per·em·pha·siz·ing.
- mis·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), mis·em·pha·sized, mis·em·pha·siz·ing.
- re·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), re·em·pha·sized, re·em·pha·siz·ing.
- su·per·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), su·per·em·pha·sized, su·per·em·pha·siz·ing.
- un·em·pha·siz·ing, adjective
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How to use emphasize in a sentence
Winds will be coming out of the north and northeast, which emphasizes the marine layer.
PM Update: Warmth persists through Saturday before a cooler and cloudier Sunday | Ian Livingston | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThe systems have been tuned to emphasize fewer false-positive readings — meaning if you get an alert, chances are you have been very close to someone with a coronavirus infection for a long time.
A covid-fighting tool is buried in your phone. Turn it on. | Geoffrey Fowler | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThat would further emphasize that restraints are to be used only in an emergency and when other efforts to work with children in crisis have failed.
National Ban on School Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Students Introduced in Congress | by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune | November 19, 2020 | ProPublicaThe decision to close the museums and zoo was made out of caution, Bunch emphasized, adding that cases are projected to rise after next week’s holiday, typically a busy time for the museums.
Smithsonian, National Gallery to close as coronavirus cases spike | Peggy McGlone, Sebastian Smee | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostIn other words, quantum theory picked up Mach’s program right where Einstein left off, a point that both Bohr and Besso were quick to emphasize.
When Einstein Tilted at Windmills - Issue 93: Forerunners | Amanda Gefter | November 18, 2020 | Nautilus
“They are very friendly and curious,” The Evening Independent wrote in 1979 in an item emphasizing their popularity and cuteness.
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou cannot perform or externalize your vanity as overtly as Bieber did without again emphasizing to the world you are a jerk.
He might well have learned some Hebrew, emphasizing his firm Jewish identity.
The History Behind Benjamin Netanyahu and Pope Francis’s Awkward Jesus Moment | Jay Parini | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) agreed with this approach, emphasizing that we need to have “an orderly administration of US debt.”
Senate Raises Debt Ceiling After GOP 'Dysfunction' | Ben Jacobs | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt bears emphasizing that the drought is not solely a California problem.
California May Have Its Driest Season in 500 Years | Kate Galbraith | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe artist, though emphasizing the latter, can scarcely achieve power in this without also attaining the former.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick"You have give a limb," repeated Perry, emphasizing the announcement by shaking his finger at the old man.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydHe told his tale to Seth in a short, direct manner, emphasizing no single point in it.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerDoes he close his paragraphs with a repetition of the topic more frequently than with a single detail emphasizing the topic?
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterTo grasp firmly the principal idea and then subdue all other ideas is an elegant way of emphasizing.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for emphasize
emphasise
/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
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