to reemphasize

Examples

• All

• Vergara says he will attempt to reemphasize the organization's roots without repeating its mistakes of the past.

  Blog text (21)

• The researcher reemphasized this point as the subjects wrote their answers.

  Academic text (2005)

• So let me just reemphasize what's going on here.

• One thing that I want to reemphasize is that the properties depend on temperature.

• The White House thus reemphasized its bilateral security relations with Japan.

  Academic text (2000)

• Reemphasizing the U.S. commitment to South Korea's defense would be one of these.

  Academic text (1992)

• In addition, the need to help parents identify and interpret their infants' signals was reemphasized.

  Academic text (1997)

• One respondent noted that "good teaching is good teaching" and that what she learned in one course was reemphasized and reaffirmed in another.

  Academic text (1996)

• Garnett said the key was the morning meeting, where Rivers reemphasized every player's role, and the cohesion was apparent.

  Blog text (26)

• Since the 1991 Gulf War and Iraqi missile attacks, Israeli policymakers have reemphasized deterrence based on the threat of massive retaliation.

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

E

to emphasize

vsto reemphasize

• US

397 3.7

To show that something is very important

does the same but repeats the focus, giving importance again

R

to reiterate

vsto reemphasize

100 5.9

To say something again to make it clear

gives special importance again rather than just repeating for clarity

R

to reaffirm

vsto reemphasize

55 4.4

To say again clearly that something is still true or important

gives renewed attention to importance rather than confirming continued truth

A

to accentuate

vsto reemphasize

27 6.0

Make a part of something more noticeable

gives repeated importance again rather than only making a feature more noticeable

R

to restate

vsto reemphasize

23 3.4

To say something again in a different, clearer way

gives special importance again rather than changing wording for clarity

R

to reassert

vsto reemphasize

22 5.1

To say something again more strongly

gives special attention again without necessarily adding greater force

U

to underline the importance

vsto reemphasize

1 3.7

Show that something is very important

gives special attention again rather than just pointing out significance once

R

to re-emphasize

vsto reemphasize

4.2

To say something again to show it is important

is the unhyphenated modern spelling with same meaning

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Emphatic

to stress

183 3.1

to emphasize

• US

397 3.7

to reemphasize

• US

3 4.4

to point out

∞ 1.8

to note

951 1.6

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology