English

Alternative forms

• emphasise (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK)

Verb

emphasize ‎(third-person singular simple present emphasizes, present participle emphasizing, simple past and past participle emphasized)

1. (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

   His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

Synonyms

• betone
• stress
• underscore

Antonyms

• de-emphasize
• downplay

Derived terms

• reemphasize
• overemphasize
• underemphasize

Related terms

• emphasis
• emphatic

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