Emphasize - definition of emphasize by The Free Dictionary To give emphasis to; stress: She emphasized that the matter was urgent 2 To cause to appear important or deserving of attention: The bank failure emphasized the need for reform 3 To give prominence of sound to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern [From emphasis ]
Emphasise or Emphasize – What’s the Difference? - Writing . . . Emphasise and emphasize are two spelling variants of a verb that means to highlight the importance of something Historically, emphasise was standard in British English, but today, emphasize is more common in both British and American English
emphasize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary emphasize (third-person singular simple present emphasizes, present participle emphasizing, simple past and past participle emphasized) (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something) His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job