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accent, stress, punctuate, accentuate, emphasize, emphasise
to stress, single out as important
to stress, single out as important
verb.communication
8 Subcategories
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background, play down, downplay go
understate the importance or quality of
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set off, bring out go
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
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re-emphasise, re-emphasize go
emphasize anew
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bear down go
pay special attention to
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topicalize go
emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence
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point up go
emphasize, especially by identification
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drive home, ram home, press home go
make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
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underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise go
give extra weight to (a communication)