[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

emphasize \em"phasize\, v. t. imp.  p. p. emphasized; p.
   pr.  vb. n. emphasizing.
   to utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to
   make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
see also:
emphasized emphasizing 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

emphasizing \emphasizing\ n.
   the act of giving special importance or significance to
   something.

   syn: accenting.
        wordnet 1.5 emphatic

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

emphasizing
     n : the act of giving special importance or significance to
         something syn: accenting, accentuation
see also:
accenting accentuation 

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