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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")
emphasize definition
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