0 past simple and past participle of emphasize
1 to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to:
[ + question word ] I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.
[ + that ] He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.
You can use italics or capitals to emphasize a word in a piece of writing.
Tight jeans will only emphasize any extra weight that you are carrying.
I must emphasize that this exercise should not be done by pregnant women.
She emphasized the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables in the diet.
Bettelheim emphasized the importance in child development of play and fantasy.
Although the earlier symbolic interactionists had made the same point, they emphasized the interpretive activities of people being studied.
Moreover, the importance of lectin-tegument interaction is emphasized by studies showing that the complement of lectin-reactive carbohydrates changes during larval development.
The active learning of teachers alongside students in teaching- learning processes is emphasized.
