emphasized
Americanadjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of emphasized
Explanation
Something that's emphasized is stressed. The emphasized point of a politician's speech might be lowering taxes. When you put stress on something or pay it extra attention, you can describe it as emphasized. There are emphasized syllables in words, emphasized subjects in school, and emphasized parts of a wedding reception speech. The source of the adjective emphasized is the noun emphasis, "importance or stress." Emphasis is a Greek word, used in rhetoric to mean "significance" or "indirect meaning," from emphainein, "let a thing be seen."
Example Sentences
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Grant emphasized that all three coaches could easily walk away because of the imprint they left and the resume they built.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
He has emphasized the universality of human rights and the need to apply international law equally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
He also emphasized the importance of in-house research in the small-cap space, because “there is a large number of companies not followed by the universe outside our four walls.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The researchers emphasized that additional studies are needed to determine exactly what these structural findings mean.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
And the way she emphasized the world trouble, I could tell I was in plenty.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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