D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Emphasize

/ĕm'-fəs-īzˌ/ · Em·pha·size · IPA /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/
01 v. t. 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
  1. 1.
    To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.