Synonyms for emphasize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-fuh-sahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz |
Top 10 synonyms for emphasize Other synonyms for the word emphasize
Définition of emphasize
Origin :- 1828, from emphasis + -ize. Related: Emphasized; emphasizing.
- verb stress, give priority to
- 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
Antonyms for emphasize
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