EMPHASISED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does emphasised mean? 

• EMPHASISED (adjective)
  The adjective EMPHASISED has 1 sense:

1. spoken with emphasis

  Familiarity information: EMPHASISED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMPHASISED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spoken with emphasis

Synonyms:

emphasised; emphasized; emphatic

Context example:

an emphatic word

Similar:

accented; stressed (bearing a stress or accent)

 Context examples 

Empathy is an important concept within healthcare and as such is emphasised in policy, codes of practice, national clinical guidance and medical training.

(Patients with an ‘empathic’ GP at reduced risk of early death, University of Cambridge)

This was emphasised by the fact that the snowy mountain-top still held the sunset, and seemed to glow out with a delicate cool pink.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)