# emphasize

Pronunciation: say "EM-fuh-syz" /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/

## Verb

1. To stress something or give it extra weight, drawing special attention to its importance.
   - Simple: To give extra importance to something so people notice it.
   - _Good teachers emphasize the main ideas so students remember them later._
   - _The report emphasized the need for stronger safety rules at the plant._

## Origin

The word comes from Latin, which in turn borrowed it from Ancient Greek; it is related to 'emphasis'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/emphasize (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).