"emphasised" in the verb sense
1. underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
give extra weight to (a communication
"Her gesture emphasized her words"
2. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
"emphasised" in the adjective sense
1. emphatic, emphasized, emphasised
spoken with emphasis
"an emphatic word"
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