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Emphasize vs Emphasizing - What's the difference?

emphasize | emphasizing |

As verbs the difference between emphasize and emphasizing

is that emphasize is to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something) while emphasizing is .

emphasize

English

Alternative forms

* emphasise

Verb

(emphasiz)
  • To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
    • His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

    Synonyms

    * betone * stress * underscore

    Antonyms

    * de-emphasize * downplay

    Derived terms

    * reemphasize * overemphasize * underemphasize

    Related terms

    * emphasis * emphatic

    emphasizing

    English

    Verb

    (head)