To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            verb: to pronounce with a stress of voice