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| 1. | [ verb ] to stress, single out as important | |
| Synonyms: | stress accentuate emphasise accent punctuate | |
| Examples: | : "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet." |
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| Related terms: | express point_up underscore re-emphasise topicalize background drive_home bear_down emphasis stress emphasizing | |
| 2. | [ verb ] direct attention to, as if by means of contrast | |
| Synonyms: | stress accentuate set_off accent bring_out | |
| Examples: | "This dress accentuates your nice figure!" "I set off these words by brackets" |
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| Related terms: | deemphasize change stress foreground pick_up raise background | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give extra weight to (a communication) | |
| Synonyms: | underline underscore emphasise | |
| Examples: | "Her gesture emphasized her words" |
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| Related terms: | stress emphasizing | |
| Similar spelling: |
emphasized emphasise emphasised emphasizing emphasis emphysema embassy |
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