emphasise

emphasise
verb
1. give extra weight to (a communication)
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Her gesture emphasized her words

• Syn: ↑underscore, ↑underline, ↑emphasize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑emphasizing (for: ↑emphasize)
• Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑punctuate, ↑accent, ↑accentuate
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

2. to stress, single out as important
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Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet

• Syn: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑punctuate, ↑accent, ↑accentuate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑accent (for: ↑accentuate), ↑accentuation (for: ↑accentuate), ↑accent (for: ↑accent), ↑emphasizing (for: ↑emphasize), ↑emphasis (for: ↑emphasize), ↑stress (for: ↑stress)
• Hypernyms: ↑express, ↑show, ↑evince
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • emphasise — em pha*sise v. t. To place emphasis on; same as {emphasize}. Syn: overemphasize, over emphasize, overstress. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emphasise — British English spelling of EMPHASIZE (Cf. emphasize); for spelling, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Emphasised; emphasising …   Etymology dictionary

  • emphasise — (Brit.) v. stress, accentuate the importance of, underscore; make more obviously defined (e.g.: The skirt she is wearing emphasises her waist), emphasize …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emphasise — British variant of emphasize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • emphasise — em|pha|sise [ emfə,saız ] a British spelling of emphasize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • emphasise — v. 1) (B) she emphasised its importance to me 2) (L) I emphasised that everyone should come on time …   Combinatory dictionary

  • emphasise — UK [ˈemfəsaɪz] / US [ˈemfəˌsaɪz] emphasize …   English dictionary

  • emphasise — /ˈɛmfəsaɪz / (say emfuhsuyz) verb (t) (emphasised, emphasising) to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress. Also, emphasize …  

  • re-emphasise — verb emphasize anew (Freq. 1) The director re emphasized the need for greater productivity • Syn: ↑re emphasize • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑emphasise, ↑punctuate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • de-emphasise — /di ˈɛmfəsaɪz/ (say dee emfuhsuyz) verb (t) (de emphasised, de emphasising) to cease to emphasise; to reduce the practice of. Also, de emphasize …  

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