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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emphasize \Em"pha*size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emphasized}; p. pr & vb n. {Emphasizing}.] To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as to emphasize a word or a phrase. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emphasize v 1: to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet." [syn: {stress}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}] 2: direct attention to as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!" "I set off these words by brackets" [syn: {stress}, {bring out}, {accentuate}, {set off}, {accent}] [ant: {deemphasize}] 3: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {underline}]
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