Crossword clues for emphasise
The Collaborative International Dictionary
emphasise \em"pha*sise\ v. t. To place emphasis on; same as emphasize.
Syn: overemphasize, over-emphasize, overstress.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of emphasize; for spelling, see -ize. Related: Emphasised; emphasising.
Wiktionary
vb. (qualifier: British) (alternative spelling of emphasize English)
WordNet
v. give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline, emphasize]
to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, punctuate, accent, accentuate]
Usage examples of "emphasise".
It was a cruel insult that went home with all the more force because it emphasised the triumph of the patronising, self-satisfied Laurence.
He had on slacks and a short-sleeved yellow jersey which somehow emphasised his shortness and his fatness and his age.
Moreover, the curly tendrils spilling over a clear white forehead somehow emphasised the changeable lustre of the largest pair of thick-lashed grey eyes in the entire province, if not in all the land of Vonahr.
A single star-shaped patch on her cheekbone emphasised the white clarity of her skin.
She was dishevelled and plainly dressed, but simplicity only emphasised the quality of her garments.
Langham Lodge, and he emphasised the civility and humanity of the smugglers they had met.
She never stood near to Rosie, to do so emphasised the difference between their heights and their figures, for Karen was five foot four and tubby.
She knew exactly what alterations she was going to make to that big, draughty house, but she knew that she would have to move cautiously, for Donald had emphasised, and strongly, that she must be prepared to live within his means.
His face was long and if it had followed its structural design would have ended in a pointed chin, but here it levelled itself out, leaving the jaw square, which in a subtle way emphasised the whole.
She emphasised the last three words with accompanying dips of her head.
She spoke affectionately, even discreetly about her clients, she emphasised to Tom that this was all in confidence, but she was in no way impressed by any of them.
But the entrance hall was empty and quiet, only the faint murmur and quiet footsteps of the night staff and the squeaking of an occasional trolley emphasised the stillness.
Mr Stranack, emphasising his own ponderous irony with tremendously hollow laughter.
The old man was thrusting forward with one of his sticks now, emphasising his words.
He told her of the situation, emphasising the fact that if she once again showed her face in the town or the nearby village, he would lose his position and consequently she would lose her support, because as he had already warned her, he would leave and she would never find him again.