Emphasis vs Emphasize - What's the difference?
emphasis | emphasize | Related terms |
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
(typography) Related to bold.
To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
Emphasize is a related term of emphasis.
As a noun emphasis
is special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.As a verb emphasize is
to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).emphasis
English
(wikipedia emphasis)Noun
(emphases)- He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
- Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
- He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
Anagrams
* ----emphasize
English
Alternative forms
* emphasiseVerb
(emphasiz)- His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.