emphasize

1. To stress, single out as important (synset 201015376)
   "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
   is a type of: evince, express, show - give expression to
   subtypes:

   • background, downplay, play down - understate the importance or quality of
   • bring out, set off - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
   • re-emphasise, re-emphasize - emphasize anew
   • bear down - pay special attention to
   • topicalize - emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence
   • point up - emphasize, especially by identification
   • drive home, press home, ram home - make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
   • emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore - give extra weight to (a communication)
   same as: accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress
2. Give extra weight to (a communication) (synset 201016618)
   "Her gesture emphasized her words"
   is a type of: accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress - to stress, single out as important
   same as: emphasise, underline, underscore

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