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emphasize definition

emphasize


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  emphasize 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  emphasize 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  wave  off 
  =>  soft-pedal 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  foreground,  highlight,  spotlight,  play  up 
  =>  raise 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  emphasize 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  2  senses  of  emphasize 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
 
  Sense  2 
  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
  =>  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  emphasize  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
  =>  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  The  verb  emphasize  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate  --  (to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet.") 
  2.  (1)  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise  --  (give  extra  weight  to  (a  communication);  "Her  gesture  emphasized  her  words") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  emphasize 
  emphasized 
 
  Overview  of  verb  emphasize 
 
  The  verb  emphasize  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate  --  (to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet.") 
  2.  (1)  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise  --  (give  extra  weight  to  (a  communication);  "Her  gesture  emphasized  her  words") 



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