emphasize
verb (used with object)
emphasise
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a variation of
emphasize.
Example Sentences
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"We have to emphasise that the governor was right in his initial decision to refuse the prisoner to be good to go on temporary release."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She added: "It's important to emphasise that this is a pilot programme, we're still in the early stages."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The pope, she said, will emphasise that "education is not enough today".
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Labour also emphasise their attempts to improve the health service and changing the law to improve workers' rights.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Composers of the mid- to late-eighteenth century limited themselves to a small choice of chords partly as a reaction to the harmonic style of their predecessors, but also to emphasise the primacy of the melody.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
