'Emphasize' definitions:
Definition of 'emphasize'
(from WordNet)
verb
To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate]
verb
Give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise]
Definition of 'Emphasize'
From: GCIDE
- Emphasize \Em"pha*size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emphasized; p. pr. & vb. n. Emphasizing.] To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
Synonyms of 'emphasize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accentuate,
- assert,
- bear down on,
- belabor,
- call attention to,
- charge,
- dwell on,
- feature,
- give emphasis to,
- harp on,
- highlight,
- italicize,
- mark,
- overaccentuate,
- overemphasize,
- overstress,
- pinpoint,
- place emphasis on,
- play up,
- point up,
- press,
- punctuate,
- rub in,
- spotlight,
- star,
- stress,
- underline,
- underscore