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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.

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

emphasize

verb

1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate]
2: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline, emphasise]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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