Emphasise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give extra weight to (a communication)

to stress, single out as important

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌkəɹiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌkəɹiz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz/.

Examples

Her gesture emphasized her words
Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

punctuate accent stress underline underscore accentuate emphasize

Parts of Speech

verb	give extra weight to (a communication) “Her gesture emphasized her words”
verb	to stress, single out as important “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”

Word Forms

emphasizing	noun	the act of giving special importance or significance to something
stress	noun	special emphasis attached to something
emphasis	noun	special importance or significance
accent	noun	special importance or significance
accentuation	noun	the act of giving special importance or significance to something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betonen

(einer Mitteilung) zusätzliches Gewicht verleihen

🇫🇷French

souligner

donner plus de poids à (une communication)

🇪🇸Spanish

enfatizar

dar peso extra a (una comunicación)

🇮🇹Italian

sottolineare

dare più peso a (una comunicazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

benadrukken

extra gewicht geven aan (een mededeling)

🇵🇹Portuguese

enfatizar

dar peso extra a (uma comunicação)

🇷🇺Russian

подчеркивать

придавать дополнительный вес (сообщению)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ोर देना

(एक संचार) को अतिरिक्त महत्व दें

🇧🇩Bengali

জোর দেওয়া

অতিরিক্ত ওজন দিন (একটি যোগাযোগ)

🇮🇳Tamil

வலியுறுத்துகின்றன

(ஒரு தகவல் தொடர்பு)க்கு கூடுதல் எடை கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నొక్కిచెప్పండి

(ఒక కమ్యూనికేషన్)కి అదనపు బరువు ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जोर देणे

(संवाद) ला अतिरिक्त वजन द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાર મૂકવો

(સંચાર) ને વધારાનું વજન આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತು ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ

(ಸಂವಹನ) ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ತೂಕವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊന്നിപ്പറയുക

(ഒരു ആശയവിനിമയത്തിന്) അധിക ഭാരം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦਿਓ

(ਇੱਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ) ਨੂੰ ਵਾਧੂ ਭਾਰ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

زور دینا

(مواصلات) کو اضافی وزن دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强调

给予（沟通）额外的重视

🇯🇵Japanese

強調する

（コミュニケーションを）特別に重視する

🇰🇷Korean

강조하다

(커뮤니케이션에) 더 큰 비중을 두다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhấn mạnh

tăng thêm sức nặng cho (một cuộc giao tiếp)

🇹🇭Thai

เน้นย้ำ

ให้น้ำหนักเพิ่มแก่ (การสื่อสาร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menekankan

memberi bobot ekstra pada (komunikasi)

🇵🇭Filipino

bigyang-diin

bigyan ng dagdag na bigat sa (isang komunikasyon)

🇲🇾Malay

tekankan

memberi berat tambahan kepada (komunikasi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يؤكد

إعطاء وزن إضافي لـ (الاتصال)

🇮🇷Persian

تاکید کنند

به (ارتباطات) وزن اضافی بدهید

🇹🇷Turkish

vurgu

(bir iletişime) fazladan ağırlık vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדגִישׁ

לתת משקל נוסף ל (תקשורת)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'emphasise'?

The primary meaning of 'emphasise' is 'give extra weight to (a communication)'.

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Using 'emphasise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'emphasise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'emphasise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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