Emphasise Moderate

Emphasise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

give extra weight to (a communication)

"Her gesture emphasized her words"

underscore underline emphasize emphasise

to stress, single out as important

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

stress emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate

Alternative spelling of emphasize

See Also

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Related Terms

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)

stress express

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

background bring out re-emphasise bear down topicalize point up drive home underscore

Rhyming Words

ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise

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