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emphasize

[ em-fuh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

emphasized, emphasizing.
  1. to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize the eyes with mascara.

    to emphasize a point;

    to emphasize the eyes with mascara.

    Synonyms: , ,



emphasize

/ ˈɛəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ···· verb (used with object) hyperemphasized hyperemphasizing
  • ··· verb (used with object) misemphasized misemphasizing
  • ··· verb (used with object) reemphasized reemphasizing
  • ···· verb (used with object) superemphasized superemphasizing
  • ܲ····Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of emphasize1

First recorded in 1820–30; emphas(is) + -ize
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The Switch 2 is emphasizing mouse controls, for which the detached Joy-Con is flipped on its side and run horizontally flat on a surface.

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Christianity emphasizes redemption, making it an attractive framework for a celebrity needing to rehab a bad image.

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Talking with reporters Friday, Betts emphasized that his choice to go was not political, but rather because of his desire to be there for the team.

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Dodgers personnel have emphasized that a hitter’s technique remains the biggest factor in success at the plate.

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Most of these fall in the same trope of emphasizing those with OI as fragile china dolls, even if they don’t have the short stature and other physical attributes commonly associated with OI.

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