"emphasise" meaning in English

See emphasise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: emphasises [present, singular, third-person], emphasising [participle, present], emphasised [participle, past], emphasised [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} emphasise (third-person singular simple present emphasises, present participle emphasising, simple past and past participle emphasised)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of emphasize Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: emphasize
    Sense id: en-emphasise-en-verb-F7uOx7MQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for emphasise meaning in English (1.3kB)

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