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emphasise vs emphasize

emphasize vs emphasise

emphasise and emphasize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emphasise No No Yes No
emphasize No No Yes No
As verbs, emphasise and emphasize are synonyms defined as:
  • emphasise and emphasize: to stress, single out as important
Other synonyms of emphasise include accent, accentuate, punctuate, stress.
As verbs, emphasize is a hyponym of emphasise; that is, emphasize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emphasise:
  • emphasise: to stress, single out as important
  • emphasize: give extra weight to (a communication)
As verbs, emphasise and emphasize are synonyms defined as:
  • emphasise and emphasize: give extra weight to (a communication)
Other synonyms of emphasise include underline, underscore.
As verbs, emphasize is a hypernym of emphasise; that is, emphasize is a word with a broader meaning than emphasise:
  • emphasise: give extra weight to (a communication)
  • emphasize: to stress, single out as important
Other hypernyms of emphasise include accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress.
emphasise (verb) emphasize (verb)
to stress, single out as important to stress, single out as important
give extra weight to (a communication) give extra weight to (a communication)
Difference between emphasise and emphasize

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