emphasise

emphasise is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: to stress, single out as important. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. verb. to stress, single out as important

   "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

   Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress

2. verb. give extra weight to (a communication)

   "Her gesture emphasized her words"

   Synonyms: emphasize, underline, underscore

Synonyms

accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress, underline, underscore

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in emphasise:

semiphase

Common word forms

emphasised, emphasises, emphasising

Words from these letters

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