Antonyms for emphasizes
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : em-fuh-sahyz |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz |
Definition of emphasizes
Origin :- 1828, from emphasis + -ize. Related: Emphasized; emphasizing.
- verb stress, give priority to
- I quote the first paragraph of this introduction because it emphasizes this.
- Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
- Wahhbism emphasizes the ideas which flow from the first article of the Muslim creed.
- Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
- Freedom is that phase of the social ideal which emphasizes individuality.
- Extract from : « The Family and it's Members » by Anna Garlin Spencer
- It emphasizes their Osbirth (if I may use the word) at the expense of their boyishness.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, May 13, 1914 » by Various
- Now and again he emphasizes some trifling error, but that is "only his fun."
- Extract from : « Mental Efficiency » by Arnold Bennett
- It emphasizes the joys of health, the beauty of health, the earning power of health.
- Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
- So “It was to Boston that George went next” emphasizes the place.
- Extract from : « English: Composition and Literature » by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
- It expresses, it emphasizes, it helps to make permanent the feelings that mould life.
- Extract from : « Lux Mundi » by Various
- This fact but emphasizes what has already been said, that law once established, becomes permanent and fixed in character.
- Extract from : « Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 » by Various
- The beauty, Beaumont emphasizes as a requisite for royal favour.
- Extract from : « Francis Beaumont: Dramatist » by Charles Mills Gayley
Synonyms for emphasizes
- accent
- accentuate
- affirm
- articulate
- assert
- bear down
- charge
- dramatize
- dwell on
- enlarge
- enunciate
- headline
- highlight
- hit
- impress
- indicate
- insist on
- italicize
- labor the point
- limelight
- maintain
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- mark
- pinpoint
- play up
- point out
- point up
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- put accent on
- reiterate
- repeat
- rub in
- spotlight
- underline
- underscore
- weight
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