emphasise

emphasise
British variant of emphasize

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • emphasise — em pha*sise v. t. To place emphasis on; same as {emphasize}. Syn: overemphasize, over emphasize, overstress. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emphasise — British English spelling of EMPHASIZE (Cf. emphasize); for spelling, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Emphasised; emphasising …   Etymology dictionary

  • emphasise — (Brit.) v. stress, accentuate the importance of, underscore; make more obviously defined (e.g.: The skirt she is wearing emphasises her waist), emphasize …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emphasise — verb 1. give extra weight to (a communication) Her gesture emphasized her words • Syn: ↑underscore, ↑underline, ↑emphasize • Derivationally related forms: ↑emphasizing (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • emphasise — em|pha|sise [ emfə,saız ] a British spelling of emphasize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • emphasise — v. 1) (B) she emphasised its importance to me 2) (L) I emphasised that everyone should come on time …   Combinatory dictionary

  • emphasise — UK [ˈemfəsaɪz] / US [ˈemfəˌsaɪz] emphasize …   English dictionary

  • emphasise — /ˈɛmfəsaɪz / (say emfuhsuyz) verb (t) (emphasised, emphasising) to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress. Also, emphasize …  

  • re-emphasise — verb emphasize anew (Freq. 1) The director re emphasized the need for greater productivity • Syn: ↑re emphasize • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑emphasise, ↑punctuate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • de-emphasise — /di ˈɛmfəsaɪz/ (say dee emfuhsuyz) verb (t) (de emphasised, de emphasising) to cease to emphasise; to reduce the practice of. Also, de emphasize …  

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