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emphasise

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em⋅pha⋅size

  [em-fuh-sahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -sized, -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

Synonyms:
accent, accentuate, highlight.
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