emphasize
verb
[ ˈɛmfəsʌɪz ]
• give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing.
• "they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child"
Similar:
bring/call/draw attention to,
focus attention on,
highlight,
point up,
spotlight,
foreground,
play up,
make a point of,
stress,
weight,
put/lay stress on,
give an emphasis to,
give prominence to,
bring to the fore,
dwell on,
harp on,
insist on,
belabour,
accent,
accentuate,
underline,
intensify,
strengthen,
heighten,
deepen,
italicize,
underscore,
prioritize,
press home,
rub it in,
• lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking.
• "his father emphasized the wrong words in his sentence"
• make (something) more clearly defined.
• "a hip-length jacket which emphasized her shape"
