1. Verb
To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
2. Verb
to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
3. Verb
give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
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