Antonyms for emphasize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : em-fuh-sahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz

Definition of emphasize

Origin : 1828, from emphasis + -ize. Related: Emphasized; emphasizing.

verb stress, give priority to

Example sentences :

As though she had meant by wearing it to emphasize her belief in her lover.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

This was no time for him to ask me such a question, especially to emphasize the "you."
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Suddenly she leant forward upon the table as though to emphasize what she had to say.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

The discovery seemed only to emphasize the helplessness of his predicament.
Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat

This physiology, we may emphasize, is not derived from an investigation of human anatomy.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

I emphasize "near her house" because that means familiar ground.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

We'd like to emphasize that it was said that nothing but this falling substance was visible in the sky.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

I emphasize this point because the opposite is the accepted opinion.
Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams

He did not emphasize its qualities to her; rather, he distracted her attention from the desolation.
Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland

There are many little incidents which he relates that emphasize this.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for emphasize

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