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emphasize

[em-fuh-sahyz] Example Sentences Origin

em·pha·size

[em-fuh-sahyz]
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

hy·per·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), -sized, -siz·ing.
mis·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), -sized, -siz·ing.
re·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), -sized, -siz·ing.
su·per·em·pha·size, verb (used with object), -sized, -siz·ing.
un·em·pha·sized, adjective
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un·em·pha·siz·ing, adjective
well-em·pha·sized, adjective
COLLAPSE


accent, accentuate, highlight.

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Emphasize is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
Example Sentences
  • Also, and I can't emphasize this enough, it is never too early to start networking.
  • The movies tend to emphasize action, and lots of it.
  • This year, two major Oscar contenders again emphasize the horrors .
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World English Dictionary
emphasize or emphasise (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
 
emphasise or emphasise
 
vb

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Word Origin & History

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