Emphasize

Verb

 * 1)  To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
 * His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

Synonyms

 * stress
 * underscore

Antonyms

 * de-emphasize
 * downplay

Derived terms

 * reemphasize
 * overemphasize
 * underemphasize

Related terms

 * emphasis
 * emphatic

Adverbs for Emphasize
significantly; repeatedly; effectively; victoriously; graciously; boastfully; adequately; menacingly; stubbornly; markedly; daringly; improperly; extravagantly; indignantly; fretfully; passionately; seriously; trivially; sufficiently; appealingly; artistically; tantalizingly.

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

Alternative forms

 * emphasise

Etymology
, from – see emphasis:.

Translations

 * Arabic: شدد
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 強調, 强调, 著重, 着重
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Japanese: 強調, アクセント
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: подчёркивать, подчеркнуть
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,