emphasize

em·pha·size  (mf-sz)

tr.v. em·pha·sized, em·pha·siz·ing, em·pha·siz·es

To give emphasis to; stress.

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[From emphasis.]

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emphasize or -sise

Verb

[-sizing, -sized] or -sising, -sised to give emphasis or prominence to: to emphasize her loyalty

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	emphasize - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" accent, accentuate, stress, emphasise, punctuate background, play down, downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" re-emphasise, re-emphasize - emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" bear down - pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" topicalize - emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence; "Speakers topicalize more often than they realize"; "The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'" point up - emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England" press home, ram home, drive home - make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" emphasise, underline, underscore, emphasize - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
	2.	emphasize - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" emphasise, underline, underscore accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, punctuate, emphasise - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

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emphasize

verb 1. highlight, stress, insist, underline, draw attention to, dwell on, underscore, weight, play up, make a point of, give priority to, press home, give prominence to, prioritize << OPPOSITE minimize

2. stress, accent, accentuate, lay stress on, put the accent on

Translations

emphasize [ˈɛmfəsaɪz] vt [+ word, point] → subrayar, recalcar [+ feature]; hacer resaltar

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emphasize [ˈɛmfəsaɪz] vt [+ syllable, word, point] → appuyer or insister sur [+ feature]; souligner, accentuer

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emphasize [ˈɛmfəsaɪz] vt → betonen;

(feature) → hervorheben;

I must emphasize that ... → ich möchte betonen, dass ...

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emphasize [ˈɛmfəsaɪz] vt [+ word, point] → sottolineare [+ feature]; mettere in evidenza