Another word for emphasize
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Verb
To accord emphasis to
- To underline:
- To put emphasis on; stress:
- To cause to appear important or deserving of attention:
- To draw a line under:
- To emphasize; stress:
- A line under something, such as a symbol, word, or phrase, used to indicate emphasis or italic type.
- Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something.
- The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
- The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.
- To print in italic type.
- To underscore (written matter) with a single line to indicate italics.
- To emphasize:
- An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
- Strands of hair that have been lightened, as by bleaching or coloring.
- Any of the distinct parts of the face, as the eyes, nose, or mouth.
- The overall appearance of the face or its parts.
- A prominent or distinctive part, quality, or characteristic:
- To stress or emphasize; intensify:
- To pronounce with a stress or accent.
- To mark with an accent.
- The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone.
- Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or phrase.
- One determined by the regional or social background of the speaker.
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Another word for emphasize
Verb
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- To apply by rubbing.
- (idiomatic) To irritatingly make a point.
- To talk or write about at length or excessively; harp on:
- To assail verbally:
- To attack with blows; hit, beat, or whip.
- To print in italic type.
- To underscore (written matter) with a single line to indicate italics.
- To emphasize:
- To show the way to or the direction of; point out:
- To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:
- To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:
- To make larger in size.
- To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
- To become larger; grow or swell.
- To declare positively; assert to be true:
- To declare support for or belief in:
- To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:
- To affect strongly, often favorably:
- To produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of:
- To mark or stamp with pressure:
- To keep up or carry on; continue:
- To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
- To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:
- To be resolute or firm in a demand or course:
- To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently:
- To say again:
- To utter in duplication of another's utterance:
- To recite from memory:
- To say or do again or repeatedly.
- To provide (a text) with punctuation marks.
- To occur or interrupt periodically:
- To stress or emphasize.
- The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone.
- Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or phrase.
- One determined by the regional or social background of the speaker.
- Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words:
- Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language:
- Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language:
- To pronounce; articulate.
- To state or set forth precisely or systematically:
- To announce; proclaim.
- To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.
- To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner:
- To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.
- To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
- To present or draw attention to in a dramatic way:
- To be adaptable to dramatic form:
- A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.
- A lamp that produces such a light.
- Public notoriety or prominence:
- Any of the distinct parts of the face, as the eyes, nose, or mouth.
- The overall appearance of the face or its parts.
- A prominent or distinctive part, quality, or characteristic:
- An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
- Strands of hair that have been lightened, as by bleaching or coloring.
- To underline:
- To put emphasis on; stress:
- To cause to appear important or deserving of attention:
- To draw a line under:
- To emphasize; stress:
- A line under something, such as a symbol, word, or phrase, used to indicate emphasis or italic type.
- To stress or emphasize; intensify:
- To pronounce with a stress or accent.
- To mark with an accent.
- Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something.
- The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
- The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.
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