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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. to stress, single out as important;
- Example: "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);
- Example: "Her gesture emphasized her words"
[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]