reemphasize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɹiːˈɛmfəsʌɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English emphasize English reemphasize From re- + emphasize.
Meanings
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To emphasize again; to reiterate.
Although the New England settlers made their commonwealth much less like Old England than Virginia was intended to be, it is important to re-emphasize that the vast majority were not separatists but Puritans.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 720:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reemphasizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| re-emphasize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| re-emphasise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reëmphasize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reemphasizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reemphasise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reemphasized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reemphasized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |