italicize

[ih-tal-uh-sahyz, ahy-tal-] / ɪˈtæl əˌsaɪz, aɪˈtæl- /

VERB

emphasize

Synonyms

STRONG

accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore weight

WEAK

bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point out point up put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce

Example Sentences

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She doesn’t italicize the Hindi, affirming the fluidity of language in conversation and thought.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Notes allows you to bold and italicize, too, which I do every once in a while if I’m feeling wild.

From The Verge • Jan. 17, 2022

Occasionally, he had to push back against publishers who wanted to italicize or Anglicize Swahili and Arabic references and phrases in his books, he said.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021

Rayne’s production does not italicize the issue, but the show is not indifferent, either.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

Mr. Courthope does not condescend to italicize his pun; but a swallow-tailed and adder-tongued pun like this must be paused upon.

From Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by Ruskin, John

italicize

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