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Detailed Synonyms for emphasise in English

emphasise:

emphasise verb, British

  1. emphasise
    emphasise; to underline; to urge on; to tear; to emphasize
    • emphasise verb, British
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • urge on verb (urges on, urged on, urging on)
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
  2. to emphasise
    to emphasize; accentuate; to stress; to emphasise
  3. to emphasise
    to emphasize; to underline; to emphasise
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • emphasise verb, British
  4. emphasise
    – to stress, single out as important 1
    to emphasize; to stress; emphasise; accent; accentuate; punctuate
    – to stress, single out as important 1
  5. emphasise
    – give extra weight to (a communication) 1
    to emphasize; emphasise; to underline; underscore
    – give extra weight to (a communication) 1
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
      • Her gesture emphasized her words1
    • emphasise verb, British
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • underscore verb

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Related Definitions for "emphasise":

  1. to stress, single out as important1
  2. give extra weight to (a communication)1

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