verb
to give emphasis to especially by displaying more or less prominently
the papers emphasized crime stories
Synonyms: feature, italicize, play (up), stress, underline, underscore
Related Word: accent, accentuate, charge, highlight, mark, pinpoint, point (up), punctuate, spotlight; assert, press
Idioms: bear down on ( or upon)
Contrasted words: depreciate, minimize, play (down), shrug off, underrate, understate
Antonyms: de-emphasize