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emphasize

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Word definitions for emphasize in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress , emphasise , punctuate , accent , accentuate ] give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underscore ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1765, from emphasis + -ize . Related: Emphasized ; emphasizing .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES emphasize/stress the importance of sth ▪ I'd like to emphasize the importance of reading exam questions carefully. stress/emphasize/underline the need for sth (= say how important it is ) ▪ He stressed the need for better ...

Usage examples of emphasize.

In understandably emphasizing the importance and the urgency of eco-holistic fit, the holists have absolutized the Lower-Right quadrant, which, in thus sealing it off from any true integration, condemns it to the fate of all fragments.

The ceiling was so low that its beams were scarred by tracks of ancipital horn points - possibly a deliberate device to emphasize the fact that the Phagorian Guard were never dehorned.

It is, however, rather the ceremonial side of apiculture that is the interesting feature and this is clearly emphasized in the Tro-Cortesianus.

The French official circles did not emit any particular statements, but the French papers emphasized that the Arbitrage decisions eliminated some very grave entanglements.

The cellular and biochemical changes which must be translated into behavioural processes such as memory formation must be precisely located in space and time, as the criteria with which I started this chapter have emphasized.

He put a kettle on to make coffee while Mrs Biggs bustled about picking things up and putting them down again in a manner which suggested that a great deal of work was being done but which merely helped to emphasize her feelings.

Missas Chubby drained the beer and the froth emphasized her moustache.

He got almost a proprietary kick out of first emphasizing the murky waters and overcrowded sands of the Croisette beaches, until she was as saddened as a child with a broken toy, and then taking her on a mere fifteen-minute ferry ride to the Ile Ste Marguerite and over the eucalyptus-shaded walks to the clean rocky coves on the other side which only a few fortunate tourists ever find.

That is typical -- Fairlanes roads emphasize getting you there, for Type A drivers, and Cruiseways emphasize the enjoyment of the ride, for Type B drivers.

And it is constantly emphasized that the doorkeeper apparently realizes none of this.

Opinions vary as to whether the doorkeeper intends the announcement that he is going to shut the gate merely as an answer, or to emphasize his devotion to duty, or because he wants to arouse remorse and sorrow in the man at the last moment.

The dampness of his shirt clung to the sculpting of his broad back, emphasizing the smooth glide of the bands of muscle that enwrapped his upper body.

What a captain did not look like, even in her most fantastical dreams, was a young man with strong regular features, six foot tall, wearing a smart, exotically stylish uniform that emphasized his powerful build.

It is crucial to emphasize at the outset that our discussion is not concerned with how the mechanical elements of a particular clock happen to respond to shaking or jostling that might result from bumpy motion.

Now that Cassie knew, she could see the resemblance to Chris and Dougthe blond hair and the blue-green eyes that Kori emphasized by wearing a turquoise necklace and ring all the time.