English-Thai Dictionary

emphasize

VT ให้ความสำคัญ  ตอกย้ำ  เน้น  เน้นหนัก  ย้ำ  เน้นย้ำ  accentuate highlight stress hai-kwam-sam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EMPHASIZE

v.t.To utter or pronounce with a particular or more forcible stress of voice; as, to emphasize a word, for the purpose of rendering the sense more distinct or impressive than other words in the sentence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EMPHASIZE

Em "pha *size, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emphasized; p. pr. & vb. n.Emphasizing. ]

 

Defn: To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

emphasize

em pha size |ˈemfəˌsīz ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] give special importance or prominence to (something ) in speaking or writing: he jabbed a finger into the tabletop to emphasize his point | [ with clause ] : he emphasized that the drug works in only 30 percent of cases. • lay stress on (a word or phrase ) when speaking. • make (something ) more clearly defined: a one-piece bathing suit that emphasized her build.

 

Oxford Dictionary

emphasize

emphasize |ˈɛmfəsʌɪz |(also emphasise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 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 | [ with clause ] : I would emphasize that I am not an economist. 2 lay stress on (a word or phrase ) when speaking. 3 make (something ) more clearly defined: a hip-length jacket which emphasized her shape.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

emphasize

emphasize verb the profile emphasizes his dedication to feeding the hungry: stress, underline, highlight, focus attention on, point up, lay stress on, draw attention to, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of; bring to the fore, insist on, belabor; accent, accentuate, underscore; informal press home, rub it in. ANTONYMS understate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

emphasize

emphasize verb 1 the prime minister emphasized his commitment to reform: 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; informal press home, rub it in. ANTONYMS understate, play down. 2 ‘It's only a bachelor pad ’ I said, emphasizing the word ‘bachelor ’: stress, put the stress /accent /force on, accent, accentuate, weight.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

emphasize

em pha size ｟英 ｠-sise /émfəsàɪz /〖em (完全に )phasis (見える )ize (ようにする )〗(名 )emphasis 動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; -sizing 他動詞 1 a. 〈人 物が 〉〈物 事など 〉を強調する , 重要視する ▸ The report emphasizes the importance of education .その報告書は教育の重要性を力説している b. 〖emphasize that節 /how節 〗…であると [いかに …であるかを ]強調する ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と強調する (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ The President emphasized that the two nations are creating a normal relationship .大統領は両国が正常な関係を築きつつあると強調した 2 〈語句など 〉に強勢をおく ▸ Tom emphasized the word “need. ”トムは 「need 」という単語を強めて言った 3 〈色 形など 〉を目立たせる .