emphasize

Synonyms:

accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress

Types:

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background, downplay, play down

understate the importance or quality of

wave off

dismiss as insignificant

soft-pedal

play down or obscure

bring out, set off

direct attention to, as if by means of contrast

pick up

lift out or reflect from a background

foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

raise

bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

re-emphasise, re-emphasize

emphasize anew

bear down

pay special attention to

topicalize

emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence

point up

emphasize, especially by identification

drive home, press home, ram home

make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something

emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore

give extra weight to (a communication)

Type of:

evince, express, show

give expression to

Synonyms:

emphasise, underline, underscore

Type of:

accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress

to stress, single out as important