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emphasize (iou)



emphasize verb trans. Also emphasise. E19.
[from EMPHASIS + -IZE.]
Lay stress on (a word, phrase, etc.); add force to (an argument, action, etc.); bring (a fact, feature, etc.) into special prominence.
P. V. White The slammed door emphasized the silence of the house. L. Deighton He emphasized the lines of his cheek muscles by drawing his fingers down them. B. Emecheta He..banged at the kitchen table, just to emphasize his point.
emphasizer noun L19.