Emphasize

v. t.

1.

To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase. [imp. & p. p. Emphasized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Emphasizing .]

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

accent, accentuate, assert, bear down on, belabor, call attention to, charge, dwell on, feature, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, mark, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, pinpoint, place emphasis on, play up, point up, press, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore