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emphasized

emphasized

3.7
Said or shown in a way that makes it stand out as important
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd/
  • US
translation icon : enfatizado
  • What's under emphasized is stuff you're more likely to miss.

Any idea that's held in the mind, that's emphasized, that's either feared or revered.

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Examples

  • Whereas for boys that's not emphasized and they've done studies with this.

  • And brows aren't really heavily emphasised in Japan.

  • My my favorite parts are really emphasized in the final sketch.

  • My my favorite parts are really emphasized in the final sketch.

  • Higher frequencies are emphasized now because of that K factor.

  • This free flowing energy is emphasized through cosmic bodies such as Suns or planets.

  • Any idea that's held in the mind, that's emphasized, that's either feared or revered.

  • Any idea that's held in the mind, that's emphasized, that's either feared or revered.

  • In her speech, she emphasized the importance of education for all children.

  • The teacher emphasized key concepts to help the students understand the topic better.

Synonyms

emphatic
vsemphasized
23 5.2

It shows strong feeling and makes a point clearly

marks importance or meaning rather than showing force or certainty
stressed
vsemphasized
3.5

Said louder and longer than other syllables

is used to show special importance or meaning rather than loud pronunciation
accented
vsemphasized
4.1

A syllable pronounced with stronger stress than others

is expressed to mark special importance rather than just pronunciation

How Emphatic

accented
4.1
emphasized
  • US
3.7
marked
2.7

Surface Forms

emphasized positive

Morphology

emphasized = emphasize (transparent) = emphasize + ed

The adjective is the regular past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'emphasize' formed with '-ed', so its meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Emphasized comes from Greek parts em- and phasis, from phainein which means 'to show'. So to emphasize is to make something stand out or 'show' it clearly, which is why an emphasized word is spoken or marked as more important.