adj. 1. of or pertaining to anaphase. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. aphasia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; not spoken; 'a priv. + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. aphasie. ] (Med.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak out. ] (Rhet.) An explicit declaration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Emphases [ L., fr. Gr. 'e`mfasis significance, force of expression, fr. 'emfai`nein to show in, indicate; 'en in + fai`nein to show. See In, and Phase. ] 1. (Rhet.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. [ 1913 Webster ]

The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. E. Porter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. [ 1913 Webster ]

External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a special attention given to, or extra importance attached to, something; as, a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on the monuments along the Nile. [ PJC ]

4. something to which great importance is attached; as, the need for increased spending on education was the emphasis of his speech. [ PJC ]

v. t. To place emphasis on; same as emphasize.
Syn. -- overemphasize, over-emphasize, overstress. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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.

adj. Having stress or emphasis.
Syn. -- emphatic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of giving special importance or significance to something.
Syn. -- accenting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Excessive and unwarranted emphasis. [ PJC ]

v. t. to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on.
Syn. -- overemphasize, emphasise, overstress. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of fowl including the pheasants, quails, and partridges.
Syn. -- family Phasianidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants.
Syn. -- genus Phasianus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Elec.) Pertaining to phase or differences of phase. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. The momentary current between two alternating-current generators when juxtaposed in parallel and not agreeing exactly in phase or period. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. Any of several transformers (there must be at least two) for changing phase. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n.; pl. Phases [ NL. ] See Phase. Creech. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to show beforehand. See Pro-, and Phasis. ] (Med.) Foreknowledge of a disease; prognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Same as reemphasize. [ mostly Brit. ]
Syn. -- re-emphasize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To emphasize again.
Syn. -- re-emphasise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'apo`fasis denial, fr. 'apofa`nai to speak out, to deny. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [ For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2. ] [ 1913 Webster ]