emphasize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- [ˈɛɱ.fə.saɪz] (UK)
Etymology
Latin, from Ancient Greek – see emphasis. By surface analysis, emphasis + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emphasizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emphasized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emphasized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| emphasise | Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| emphasizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
hyperemphasize · deemphasize · emphasizer · emphasization · underemphasize · emphasize everything and nothing is emphasized · to emphasize everything is to emphasize nothing · emphasizable · reemphasize · misemphasize · overemphasize · deëmphasize
Relateds
Synonyms
highlight · underline · betone · stress · underscore
Translations (89)
kk қадап айту (stress) · pl podkreślać (stress) · tr vurgulamak (stress) · de betonen (stress) · de akzentuieren (stress) · sv understryka (stress) · pl podkreślić (stress) · ru подчеркну́ть (stress) · sl poudáriti (stress) · be падкрэ́сліваць (stress) · is leggja áherslu á (stress) · ga béim a chur ar (stress) · sv betona (stress) · sk zdôrazňovať (stress) · uk підкре́слити (stress) · ro puncta (stress) · cmn 着重 (stress) · fa تأکید کردن (stress) · mk истакне (stress) · mi kōhure (stress) · mi miramira (stress) · cmn 著重 (stress) · da understrege (stress) · nb utheve (stress) · cs zdůrazňovat (stress) · km សង្កត់ធ្ងន់ (stress) · cs zdůraznit (stress) · io emfazar (stress) · uk наголо́шувати (stress) · uz ta’kidlamoq (stress) · fr accentuer (stress) · sh naglásiti (stress) · ja アクセントをつける (stress) · mk нагласува (stress) · th เน้น (stress) · es enfatizar (stress) · ko 강조(强調)하다 (stress) · hu nyomatékosít (stress) · sh naglašávati (stress) · eo akcenti (stress) · hu kiemel (stress) · lo ເນັ້ນ (stress) · ru подчёркивать (stress) · mk нагласи (stress) · be акцэнтава́ць (stress) · eu azpimarratu (stress) · nb understreke (stress) · ro releva (stress) · cmn 強調 /强调 (stress) · kk баса көрсету (stress) · da betone (stress) · it evidenziare (stress) · fi tähdentää (stress) · el υπογραμμίζω (stress) · th ย้ำ (stress) · th เน้นย้ำ (stress) · mk истакнува (stress) · bg подчерта́я (stress) · sk zdôrazniť (stress) · eo emfazi (stress) · uk підкре́слювати (stress) · mi whakatairanga (stress) · pa ਜੋਰ ਦੇਣਾ (stress) · nl benadrukken (stress) · fi korostaa (stress) · sh нагла́сити (stress) · tl bigyang-diin (stress) · ja 強調する (stress) · sh наглаша́вати (stress) · bg подчерта́вам (stress) · ro accentua (stress) · bg изтъ́квам (stress) · ca emfatitzar (stress) · hu hangsúlyoz (stress) · it enfatizzare (stress) · hu aláhúz (stress) · de hervorheben (stress) · it sottolineare (stress) · uk наголоси́ти (stress) · vi nhấn mạnh (stress) · bg изтъ́кна (stress) · fr souligner (stress) · fi painottaa (stress) · pt enfatizar (stress) · de unterstreichen (stress) · uk акцентува́ти (stress) · ar شَدَّدَ (stress) · be падкрэ́сліць (stress) · nl beklemtonen (stress)