Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense emphasizes, present participle emphasizing, past tense, past participle emphasizedregional note: in BRIT, also use emphasise
verb
To emphasize something means to indicate that it is particularly important or true, or to draw special attention to it.
It's been emphasized that no major policy changes can be expected. [VERB that]
Discuss pollution with your child, emphasizing how nice a clean street, lawn, orpark looks. [Vhow]
More Synonyms of emphasize
emphasize in British English
or emphasise (ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz)
verb
(transitive)
to give emphasis or prominence to; stress
emphasize in American English
(ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈemphaˌsized or ˈemphaˌsizing
to give emphasis to; give special force or prominence to; stress
Examples of 'emphasize' in a sentence
emphasize
The commentary provided particularly emphasizes the first two of these questions.
Forrest, Ray & Murie, Alan & Williams, Peter Home-ownership - differentiation and fragmentation (1990)
We also want to emphasize the restoration of relationship after sin.
Christianity Today (2000)
The groups emphasize the need for a good mental approach assisted by physical fitness.
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
It also emphasizes the need for further research.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
Need one emphasize that all this is the purest fiction?
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
The key difference between this approach and the others is that the supervisor emphasizes the role of helper.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Examples such as support for improvement and repair costs and agency services could be broadened to emphasize the need for consumer protection.
Forrest, Ray & Murie, Alan & Williams, Peter Home-ownership - differentiation and fragmentation (1990)
If a high priority is placed on control, personnel officers will emphasize their role as watchdogs.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of your own natural defence mechanism in fighting off illness.
Whiteside, Dr Mike Banish Headaches -how to obtain fast, drug-free relief from headache (1990)
Theories that emphasize the role of education in reproducing existing societal norms and values may overlook its important role as a force for changing them.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
They also emphasize the strength of their case and its righteousness as well as the impossibility of any movement from the position they are declaring.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
In other languages
emphasize
British English: emphasize /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ VERB
To emphasize something means to indicate that it is particularly important or true, or to draw special attention to it.
Your letter should emphasize your skills.
American English: emphasize
Arabic: يُؤَكِّدُ
Brazilian Portuguese: enfatizar
Chinese: 强调
Croatian: naglasiti
Czech: zdůraznit
Danish: understrege
Dutch: benadrukken
European Spanish: enfatizar
Finnish: korostaa painottaa
French: souligner préciser
German: betonen
Greek: τονίζω
Italian: enfatizzare
Japanese: 強調する
Korean: 강조하다
Norwegian: understreke
Polish: uwydatnić
European Portuguese: enfatizar
Romanian: a accentua
Russian: подчеркивать
Latin American Spanish: enfatizar
Swedish: understryka
Thai: เน้น
Turkish: vurgulamak
Ukrainian: наголошувати
Vietnamese: nhấn mạnh
Chinese translation of 'emphasize'
emphasize
(ˈɛmfəsaɪz)
vt
[word, point]强(強)调(調) (qiángdiào)
(= make conspicuous) 使明显(顯) (shǐ míngxiǎn)
I must emphasize that ... 我必须(須)强(強)调(調) ... (wǒ bìxū qiángdiào ... )
1 (verb)
Definition
to give emphasis or prominence to
I should emphasize that nothing has been finally decided as yet.
Synonyms
highlight
Two events have highlighted the tensions in recent days.
stress
insist
underline
The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.
draw attention to
flag up
dwell on
underscore
weight
play up
make a point of
foreground
give priority to
press home
give prominence to
prioritize
Opposites
play down
,
minimize
,
make light of
,
gloss over
,
underplay
,
soft-pedal (informal)
,
make little of
2 (verb)
Definition
to give emphasis or prominence to
`That's up to you,' I said, emphasizing the `you'.
Synonyms
stress
He stressed the need for new measures.
accent
She had a round face accented by a little white cap.
accentuate
His shaven head accentuates his large round face.
lay stress on
put the accent on
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accent
Definition
to lay particular emphasis on
She had a round face accented by a little white cap.
Synonyms
emphasize,
stress,
highlight,
underline,
bring home,
underscore,
accentuate,
foreground,
give emphasis to,
call or draw attention to
in the sense of accentuate
Definition
to stress or emphasize
His shaven head accentuates his large round face.
Synonyms
emphasize,
stress,
highlight,
accent,
underline,
bring home,
underscore,
foreground,
give emphasis to,
call or draw attention to
in the sense of underline
Definition
to emphasize
The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.