emphaticize

English

Alternative forms

• emphaticise

Etymology

emphatic +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

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Verb

emphaticize (third-person singular simple present emphaticizes, present participle emphaticizing, simple past and past participle emphaticized)

1. (phonology) To render emphatic.

Derived terms

• deemphaticize
• emphaticized