'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.