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re-emphasise en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + emphasise.

Meanings

  1. (UK, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of reemphasize.
    • Taking the inaugural departure of the "Golden Hind" from Paddington, on June 15, as his opportunity, Mr. G. F. Fiennes, General Manager of the WR, re-emphasised his conviction that higher speeds in his Region are a matter not of "how" but of "when". 1964 August, “WR drive for higher speeds”, in Modern Railways, page 87:

Forms

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re-emphasised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-emphasised Tense=Past lexicographic
re-emphasising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reemphasise alternative lexicographic
re-emphasises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic