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单词 emphasizing
释义

emphasize

verb

em·​pha·​size ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsīz How to pronounce emphasize (audio)
emphasized; emphasizing

transitive verb

: to place emphasis on : stress
emphasized the need for reform

Synonyms

  • accent
  • accentuate
  • feature
  • foreground
  • highlight
  • illuminate
  • play up
  • point (up)
  • press
  • punctuate
  • stress
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Example Sentences

supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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Word History

Etymology

emphas(is) + -ize

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

emphasize

verb

em·​pha·​size ˈem-fə-ˌsīz How to pronounce emphasize (audio)
emphasized; emphasizing
: to give special attention or importance to
He emphasized the word "maybe."

emphasizing

verb

present participle of emphasize
1
as in highlighting
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • highlighting
  • stressing
  • featuring
  • punctuating
  • identifying
  • accenting
  • accentuating
  • foregrounding
  • focusing
  • illuminating
  • promoting
  • bearing down on
  • playing up
  • pressing
  • spotlighting
  • pinpointing
  • advertising
  • focussing
  • publicizing
  • pointing (up)
  • making much of
  • boosting
  • overplaying
  • plugging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • de-emphasizing
  • minimizing
  • underemphasizing
  • understating
  • playing down
  • toning (down)
  • belittling
  • disparaging
  • discounting
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2
as in reinforcing
to make more apparent that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • reinforcing
  • underscoring
  • stressing
  • deepening
  • enhancing
  • underlining
  • accentuating
  • strengthening
  • italicizing
  • maximizing
  • amplifying
  • augmenting
  • supplementing
  • bringing out
  • heightening
  • enlarging
  • reenforcing
  • boosting
  • enlivening
  • magnifying
  • beefing (up)
  • jazzing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • de-emphasizing
  • minimizing
  • reducing
  • decreasing
  • diminishing
  • understating
  • weakening
  • lessening
  • subduing
  • toning (down)
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