Reemphasized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Stressed or highlighted a point once more to reinforce its importance
2. Repeatedly pointed out something to draw additional attention to it
3. Restated with increased emphasis to make a message clearer or more forceful

Etymology: "Reemphasized" is the past tense and past participle of "reemphasize," which means to stress something again. It is an inflected form, so its history is that of the verb itself: "reemphasize" is formed from the prefix re- ("again") attached to "emphasize." The base verb "emphasize" comes from the Greek "emphasis," meaning an indication or a pointing out, from "emphainein," to show in or to make visible. The prefix re- traces back through Latin "re-" and ultimately to a very old root meaning "back" or "again," which reached English through Old French and Middle English. Joined to "emphasize," it adds the simple idea of repeating the stress that the base word already carries.

Synonyms: reiterated