Emphasise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  emphasise \em"pha*sise\ v. t.
     To place emphasis on; same as {emphasize}.
  
     Syn: overemphasize, over-emphasize, overstress.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emphasise
       v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture
            emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {underline}, {emphasize}]
       2: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes
          exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress},
          {emphasize}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}]