What does Emphasize mean?

Definitions for Emphasize
ˈɛm fəˌsaɪzem·pha·size

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

    to stress, single out as important

    "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

  2. underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasiseverb

    give extra weight to (a communication)

    "Her gesture emphasized her words"

Wiktionary

  1. emphasizeverb

    To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

    His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

  2. Etymology: from – see emphasis.

ChatGPT

  1. emphasize

    To emphasize means to give special importance, value, or prominence to something, often through methods such as repetition, stress in speech, or added detail. It can also refer to making a point or idea more noticeable or easy to understand.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Emphasizeverb

    to utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase

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British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Emphasize' in Verbs Frequency: #726

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Emphasize in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Emphasize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Emphasize in a Sentence

  1. Douglas Berman:

    And with all that heat in this space on this still controversial topic, I try to emphasize, lawyers should be bringing more light, rather than heat, to these conversations, armed with the facts.

  2. Douglas Letter:

    I can't emphasize enough : It's not just Ukraine, if it's criminal.

  3. Rajani Katta:

    Although this study didn't address whey protein supplements, those have been linked to severe acne in some cases, and I would recommend stopping those, i always emphasize, though, that any dietary change would be used in addition to medical therapy and not in place of medical therapy.

  4. Stephanie Murphy:

    Walt Blackman should emphasize that Democrats are focused on delivering for the American people, especially in this difficult time where Walt Blackman're still trying to get through the pandemic, walt Blackman also need to remind the American people that Most Republicans supported an attack on Walt Blackman democracy and continue to perpetrate a lie that undermines the very cornerstone of Walt Blackman country -- and that is free and fair elections.

  5. Diane Murray of Wood-Ridge:

    I was thinking how embarrassed I would be to have her walk around in that costume, and she was embarrassed as well, dressing up as a sexpot is not part of my vision for a happy, healthy childhood. Outfits like that not only suggest a style of dress that is inappropriate but also emphasize the notion of dressing to titillate men, rather than dressing in clothes that make you feel good about yourself.

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