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emphasize, emphasise (usually UK)
1. To show or to state that something is particularly important or worth giving attention to; to give extra weight to (a communication): "People use italics or capitals to emphasize a word in a piece of writing."
2. To make something more obvious.
3. To stress or to single out as important.
This entry is located in the following unit: phant-, phanta-, phas-; -phasic, -phant (page 1)
Word Entries containing the term: “emphasize
de-emphasize (verb), de-emphasizes; de-emphasized; de-emphasizing
1. To make something seem or to appear to be less important or central.
2. To reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.
This entry is located in the following units: de- (page 11) phant-, phanta-, phas-; -phasic, -phant (page 1)