1. To give extra importance to, to stress something as compared with other things
2. When saying something, to say it with force as in the phrase
He emphasized (stressed) the fact that he was watching TV the entire time we were out.
2. Emphasis is a noun meaning
1. special importance or significance;
2. intensity or forcefulness of expression
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ynonyms for emphasize:accent, accentuate, assert, bear down on, belabor, call attention to, charge, dwell on, feature, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, mark, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, pinpoint, place emphasis on, play up, point up, press, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore
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