emphasize

[em-fuh-sahyz] Origin

em·pha·size

[em-fuh-sahyz]
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.
Also, especially British, em·pha·sise.


Origin:
1820–30; emphas(is) + -ize

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·sized, adjective
EXPAND
un·em·pha·siz·ing, adjective
well-em·pha·sized, adjective
COLLAPSE


accent, accentuate, highlight.

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emphasize or emphasise (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
 
emphasise or emphasise
 
vb

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emphasize
1828, from emphasis + -ize. Related: Emphasized; emphasizing.
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