EMPHASISE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • to stress, single out as important
   Synonym(s)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
   Hypernyms(s) emphasise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • express (what does express mean?)
   • show (what does show mean?)
   • evince (what does evince mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • background (what does background mean?)
   • play down (what does play down mean?)
   • downplay (what does downplay mean?)
   • bring out (what does bring out mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
   • re-emphasise (what does re-emphasise mean?)
   • re-emphasize (what does re-emphasize mean?)
   • bear down (what does bear down mean?)
   • topicalize (what does topicalize mean?)
   • point up (what does point up mean?)
   • drive home (what does drive home mean?)
   • ram home (what does ram home mean?)
   • press home (what does press home mean?)
   • underscore (what does underscore mean?)
   • underline (what does underline mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • give extra weight to (a communication)
   Synonym(s)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • underline (what does underline mean?)
   • underscore (what does underscore mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her gesture emphasized her words
   Hypernyms(s) emphasise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)