emphasize
21emphasize — verb the profile emphasizes Orgento s dedication to feeding the hungry Syn: stress, underline, highlight, focus attention on, point up, lay stress on, draw attention to, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of; bring to the fore, insist… …
22emphasize — v 1. stress, lay stress or emphasis on, give emphasis to, punctuate, accent; underline, underscore, point up, italicize, call attention to, mark, bring home, press home; feature, highlight, spotlight, play up, give prominence to, bring to the… …
23emphasize — em·pha·size …
24emphasize — verb Syn: stress, underline, highlight, focus attention on, point up, lay stress on, draw attention to, spotlight, foreground Ant: understate …
25emphasize*/ — [ˈemfəˌsaɪz] verb [T] 1) to give particular importance or attention to something The report emphasizes the need for better health education.[/ex] He emphasized that no one should be above the law.[/ex] 2) to say a phrase, word, or part of a word… …
26emphasize — em•pha•size [[t]ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz[/t]] v. t. sized, siz•ing to give emphasis to …
27emphasize — Ho oko iko i, kālele leo, kālele mana o …
28emphasize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 bring (a thing, fact, etc.) into special prominence. 2 lay stress on (a word in speaking) …
29over-emphasize — overemphasize overemphasize, over emphasize over emphasizev. t. to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on. Syn: overemphasize, emphasise, overstress. [WordNet 1.5] …
30de-emphasize — /dee em feuh suyz /, v.t., de emphasized, de emphasizing. to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de emphasized intercollegiate football. Also, esp. Brit., de emphasise. [1935 40; DE + EMPHASIZE] * * * …
