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emphasizeemphasize /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEemphasize |
| Present | I, you, we, they | emphasize | | he, she, it | emphasizes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | emphasized | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have emphasized | | he, she, it | has emphasized | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had emphasized | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will emphasize | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have emphasized |
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| Present | I | am emphasizing | | he, she, it | is emphasizing | | you, we, they | are emphasizing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was emphasizing | | you, we, they | were emphasizing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been emphasizing | | he, she, it | has been emphasizing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been emphasizing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be emphasizing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been emphasizing |
► emphasized the importance My parents emphasized the importance of education. ► emphasized the need The report emphasized the need for stricter safety standards. THESAURUSto say or show that you think something is especially important► emphasizeto say or show that you think something is especially important: My parents emphasized the importance of education. The report emphasized the need for stricter safety standards. ► stress stress means the same as emphasize but is slightly more informal: Mother always stressed the importance of good manners. ► highlight to emphasize something such as a problem or a fact so that people will pay special attention to it: Your résumé should highlight your skills and experience. ► underline/underscore if a fact or event underlines or underscores that something is true, it emphasizes that it is true or exists: The recent attack in the park underlines the need for more police. ► accentuate to emphasize something, especially the differences between two things or situations: The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor. ► exaggerate to emphasize something too much so that something seems more important, better, larger, etc. than it really is: News reports exaggerated the severity of the disaster. ► overemphasize to emphasize something too much: I think the possible risks have been overemphasized. 1to say or show that you think something is especially important: My parents emphasized the importance of education. The report emphasized the need for stricter safety standards.emphasize how I want to emphasize how expensive this process is.emphasize that Both leaders emphasized that there are no plans to raise taxes.THESAURUSstress – stress means the same as emphasize but is slightly more informal: Mother always stressed the importance of good manners.highlight – to emphasize something such as a problem or a fact so that people will pay special attention to it: Your résumé should highlight your skills and experience.underline/underscore – if a fact or event underlines or underscores that something is true, it emphasizes that it is true or exists: The recent attack in the park underlines the need for more police.accentuate – to emphasize something, especially the differences between two things or situations: The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor.exaggerate – to emphasize something too much so that something seems more important, better, larger, etc. than it really is: News reports exaggerated the severity of the disaster.overemphasize – to emphasize something too much: I think the possible risks have been overemphasized.2to make something more noticeable: The dress emphasized the shape of her body.3eng. lang. arts to say a word or phrase louder or higher than others to give it more importance SYN stress: She said it again slowly, emphasizing each word. |