stress (v)
emphasize (v)
emphasise (v)
punctuate (v)
accent#1 (v)
accentuate (v)

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type v
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def to stress, single out as important
examples Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Hypernym express, show, evince
Derivationally related form accentuate → accent
Derivationally related form accentuate → accentuation
Derivationally related form accent → accent
Derivationally related form emphasize → emphasizing; emphasize → emphasis
Derivationally related form stress → stress
Hyponym background, play down, downplay; bring out, set off; re-emphasise, re-emphasize; bear down; topicalize; point up; drive home, ram home, press home; underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Incoming links
Derivationally related form accentuation → accentuate
Derivationally related form emphasizing → emphasize; emphasis → emphasize
Derivationally related form accent → accentuate
Derivationally related form accent → accent
Derivationally related form stress → stress
Hypernym background, play down, downplay; bring out, set off; re-emphasise, re-emphasize; bear down; topicalize; point up; drive home, ram home, press home; underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Hyponym express, show, evince

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