emphasize
To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
Example
“His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.”
Synonyms
- highlight
- stress
- accent
Related words
- emphasizable
- emphasization
- emphasizer
- hyperemphasize
- misemphasize
- reemphasize
- overemphasize
- underemphasize
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “emphasize” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.