Login
Ideas
Quotes
Lessons
Words
Username
Password
Login
Cancel
Forgot
password?
Search:
Dictionary
All Posts
Search
Search
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login
/
Register - It's free!
Username
Password
Login
Cancel
Forgot
password?
emphasize
Definition
Cancel
Bank This Word!
My Lists
Login to Create a List
Register for Free!
Keep Public?
emphasize
verb
(em-pha-size)
to stress, single out as important
Synonyms:
accent
,
accentuate
,
emphasise
,
punctuate
,
stress
,
Examples:
Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.
emphasize
verb
(em-pha-size)
give extra weight to (a communication)
Synonyms:
emphasise
,
underline
,
underscore
,
Examples:
Her gesture emphasized her words.
Words Related to
emphasize
!
underscore
,
underline
,
accentuate
,
punctuate
,
stress
,
accent
,
set off
,
bring out
,
stressing
,
highlight
,
reinforce
,
reiterate
,
illustrate
,
remind
,
overemphasize
,
focus
,
acknowledge
,
demonstrate
,
recognize
,
stressed
,
reaffirm
,
emphasis
,
affirm
,
promote
,
underlined
,
assert
,
highlighting
,
assure
,
insist
,
overstate
,
clarify
,
underlining
,
stresses
,
concentrate
,
reassure
,
dwell
,
encourage
,
argue
,
emphasise
,
highlighted
,
indicate
,
enhance
,
mention
,
confirm
,
noted
,
impress
,
say
,
outline
,
remember
,
highlights
,
specify
,
noting
,
identify
,
reveal
,
affirms
,
showcase
,
make
,
asserts
,
celebrate
,
exacerbate
,
confirms
,
commemorate
,
show
,
noteworthy
,
note
,
repeat
,
assures
,
prefer
,
toughen
,
tighten
,
draw
,
restate
,
raise
,
emphatically
,
intensifies
,
point
,
recall
,
toughens
,
mark
,
light
,
tightens
,
favour
,
honour
,
emphasised
,
emphasises
,
re-emphasise
,
re-emphasize
,
underlines
,
underscored
,
underscores
,
emphasize
Examples by Brain Bank Users