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emphasise

Verb

(third-person singular simple present emphasises, present participle emphasising, simple past and past participle emphasised)

  1. (UK) Alternative spelling of emphasize.
Usage notes

The "s" spelling has co-existed with the "z" spelling for at least 150 years (Thackeray wrote emphasised), and is becoming more common in the UK, with the "z" spelling gradually falling out of usage.

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  • emphasising
  • me-myself-and-i
  • emphasiser
  • emphasises
  • for-toffee
  • emphasised
  • hammer-home
  • ta-ta-for-now
  • detrending
  • detrended

WORDS NEAR emphasise IN THE DICTIONARY


  • emphasise
  • emperours
  • empery
  • emphases
  • emphasis
  • emphasised
  • emphasiser
  • emphasisers
  • emphasises
  • emphasising
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