emphasize emphasise
1emphasise — em pha*sise v. t. To place emphasis on; same as {emphasize}. Syn: overemphasize, over emphasize, overstress. [WordNet 1.5] …
2emphasise — British English spelling of EMPHASIZE (Cf. emphasize); for spelling, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Emphasised; emphasising …
3emphasise — (Brit.) v. stress, accentuate the importance of, underscore; make more obviously defined (e.g.: The skirt she is wearing emphasises her waist), emphasize …
4emphasize — (Amer.) em·pha·size || emfÉ™saɪz v. stress, accentuate the importance of, underscore; make more obviously defined (e.g.: The skirt she is wearing emphasizes her waist ), emphasise …
5emphasize — (also emphasise) ► VERB ▪ give special importance or prominence to …
6emphasise — verb 1. give extra weight to (a communication) Her gesture emphasized her words • Syn: ↑underscore, ↑underline, ↑emphasize • Derivationally related forms: ↑emphasizing (for: ↑ …
7emphasize — /em feuh suyz /, v.t., emphasized, emphasizing. to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara. Also, esp. Brit., emphasise. [1820 30; EMPHAS(IS) + IZE] Syn. accent, accentuate, highlight. * …
8emphasize — em|pha|size W2S2 also emphasise BrE [ˈemfəsaız] v [T] 1.) to say something in a strong way ▪ The report emphasizes the importance of improving safety standards. ▪ Logan made a speech emphasizing the need for more volunteers. emphasize that/how ▪ …
9emphasize — [[t]e̱mfəsaɪz[/t]] ♦♦♦ emphasizes, emphasizing, emphasized VERB To emphasize something means to indicate that it is particularly important or true, or to draw special attention to it. [V that] But it s also been emphasized that no major policy… …
10emphasise — British variant of emphasize …
