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Noun emphasizing has 1 sense
  1. emphasizing, accenting, accentuation - the act of giving special importance or significance to something
    --1 is a kind of action
    Derived forms: verb emphasize2, verb emphasize1
,Verb emphasize has 2 senses
  1. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
    --1 is one way to express, show, evince
    Derived forms: noun emphasizing1, noun emphasis1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
    --2 is one way to stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
    Derived form: noun emphasizing1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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