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emphasise, v.
(emphasised, emphasises, emphasising)

to stress, single out as important
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 2

accent accentuate emphasise emphasize punctuate stress

sample sentences

"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stress

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

emphasizing emphasis

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accentuation accent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accent

semantic pointers

hyponym

background, play down, downplay set off, bring out re-emphasise, re-emphasize bear down topicalize point up drive home, ram home, press home underline, underscore, emphasize, emphasise

hypernym

express, show, evince

give extra weight to (a communication)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

emphasise emphasize underline underscore

sample sentences

"Her gesture emphasized her words"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

emphasizing

semantic pointers

hypernym

stress, emphasize, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, accent