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emphasize

[ em-fuh-sahyz ]
/ ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

reiterate, repeat, affirm, accentuate, assert, indicate, maintain, underscore, highlight, underline, punctuate, hit, pinpoint, weight, headline, pronounce, dramatize, enunciate, accent, enlarge

Nearby words

emperor jones, the, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphatic, emphatically, emphysema, empire, empire builder
Also especially British, em·pha·sise.

Origin of emphasize

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

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British Dictionary definitions for emphasizing

emphasize

emphasise

/ (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
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