Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emphasize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emphasize \Em"pha*size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emphasized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Emphasizing}.]
To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to
make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emphasize
v 1: to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes
exercise in addition to a change in diet." [syn: {stress},
{emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}]
2: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture
emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {underline}, {emphasise}]
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