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emphasize
Overview of verb emphasize
The verb emphasize has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (30) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet")
2. (1) underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise -- (give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words")
Antonyms of verb emphasize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb emphasize
2 senses of emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb emphasize
1 of 2 senses of emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb emphasize
2 senses of emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
Sense 2
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
'Cause To' of verb emphasize
Derived Forms of verb emphasize
2 senses of emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(noun) emphasizing#1
=> emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
RELATED TO>(noun) emphasis#1
=> emphasis, accent
Sense 2
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
RELATED TO>(noun) emphasizing#1
=> emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
Domain of verb emphasize
Domain Terms of verb emphasize
Familiarity of verb emphasize
emphasize used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb emphasize
2 senses of emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb emphasize
2 senses of emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Sense 2
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb emphasize
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
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Sense 2
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
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Grep of verb emphasize
de-emphasize
emphasize
overemphasize
re-emphasize
Grep of adj emphasize
emphasized
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