emphasize vs emphasise
Definitions
verb
- to stress, single out as important
- give extra weight to (a communication)
Examples
The new textbooks de-emphasize dynastic change, peasant struggle, ethnic rivalry and war, some critics say, because the leadership does not want people thinking that such things matter a great deal.
Theories that emphasize the role of education in reproducing existing societal norms and values may overlook its important role as a force for changing them.
Likewise, it should be emphasized here that any attempt to compose a historical picture of the Patriarch and his work cannot be considered correct or proven, at least academically speaking, if it is based on the '' censorious '' texts of the time, which in many ways are irresponsible and historically dubious, and which essentially are nothing but libel.
Definitions
verb
- to stress, single out as important
- give extra weight to (a communication)
Examples
A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.
He emphasised that there is no personal animosity.
The contrast or brightness of the image can be varied to emphasise areas or tissues of interest.
