emphasize
verb
1 emphasize
To stress, single out as important:
— Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.
synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress.
Roget 535:
assert;
make an assertion
etc.
n.;
have one's say;
say,
affirm,
predicate,
declare,
state;
protest,
profess.
put forth,
put forward;
advance,
allege,
propose,
propound,
enunciate,
broach,
set forth,
hold out,
maintain,
contend,
pronounce,
pretend.
depose,
depone,
aver,
avow,
avouch,
asseverate,
swear;
make oath,
take one's oath;
make an affidavit,
swear an affidavit,
put in an affidavit;
take one's Bible oath,
kiss the book,
vow,
vitam impendere vero [Lat.];
swear till one is black in the face,
swear till one is blue in the face,
swear till all's blue;
be sworn,
call Heaven to witness;
vouch,
warrant,
certify,
assure,
swear by bell book and candle.
swear by
etc.
(believe)
484;
insist upon,
take one's stand upon;
emphasize,
lay stress on;
assert roundly,
assert positively;
lay down,
lay down the law;
raise one's voice,
dogmatize,
have the last word;
rap out;
repeat;
reassert,
reaffirm.
announce
etc.
(information)
527;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488;
attest
etc.
(evidence)
467;
adjure
etc.
(put to one's oath)
768.
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Roget 642:
be important
etc.
adj.,
be somebody,
be something;
import,
signify,
matter,
boot,
be an object;
carry weight
etc.
(influence)
175;
make a figure
etc.
(repute)
873;
be in the ascendant,
come to the front,
lead the way,
take the lead,
play first fiddle,
throw all else into the shade;
lie at the root of;
deserve notice,
merit notice,
be worthy of notice,
be worthy of regard,
be worthy of consideration.
attach importance to,
ascribe importance to,
give importance to
etc.
n.;
value,
care for,
set store upon,
set store by;
mark
etc.
550;
mark with a white stone,
underline;
write in italics,
put in italics,
print in italics,
print in capitals,
print in large letters,
put in large type,
put in letters.
of gold;
accentuate,
emphasize,
lay stress on.
make a fuss about,
make a fuss over,
make a stir about,
make a piece of work about [Fr.],
make much ado about;
make much ado of,
make much of.
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Dutch: accentueren, profileren
2 emphasize
Give extra weight to (a communication):
— Her gesture emphasized her words.
synonyms: emphasise, underline, underscore.
Dutch: benadrukken, accentueren, beklemtonen, betonen, onderstrepen
Moby thesaurus: accent, accentuate, assert, bear down on, belabor, call attention to, charge, dwell on, feature, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, mark, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, pinpoint, place emphasis on, play up, point up, press, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore ... show more.
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