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emphasize

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Verb

give extra weight to (a communication)
- Her gesture emphasized her words

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

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Synonyms:
underscore underline emphasise stress punctuate accent accentuate

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "emphasize":
emphasis emphasise emphasize
Words contain "emphasize":
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Words contain "emphasize" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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