emphasise

English Thesaurus

1. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	evince, express, show,
definition	:	give expression to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	background, downplay, play down,
definition	:	understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

hyponym	:	bring out, set off,
definition	:	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change)

hyponym	:	re-emphasise, re-emphasize,
definition	:	emphasize anew (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bear down,
definition	:	pay special attention to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	topicalize,
definition	:	emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	point up,
definition	:	emphasize, especially by identification (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	drive home, press home, ram home,
definition	:	make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore,
definition	:	give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

2. give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress,
definition	:	to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

3. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

4. give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

5. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

6. give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)