[syn: underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
emphasize
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes
exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress,
emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent,
accentuate]
2: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture
emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline,
emphasize, emphasise]