emphasize
(verb)
verb
1. to stress, single out as important
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Similar word(s): accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress
Definition categories: communication, evince, express, show
2. give extra weight to (a communication)
- Her gesture emphasized her words
Similar word(s): emphasise, underline, underscore
Definition categories: communication, accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
Sentences with emphasize as a verb:
- His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.