"emphasize" meaning in English

See emphasize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ [UK], [ˈɛɱ.fə.saɪz] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-emphasize.wav [US] Forms: emphasizes [present, singular, third-person], emphasizing [participle, present], emphasized [participle, past], emphasized [past]
Etymology: Latin, from Ancient Greek – see emphasis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|en|emphasis}} emphasis Head templates: {{en-verb}} emphasize (third-person singular simple present emphasizes, present participle emphasizing, simple past and past participle emphasized)
  1. (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something). Tags: transitive Synonyms: betone, highlight, stress, underscore, emphasise [Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK] Derived forms: reemphasize, overemphasize, underemphasize Related terms: emphasis, emphatic Translations (stress): شَدَّدَ (šaddada) (Arabic), azpimarratu (Basque), падкрэ́сліваць (padkréslivacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), падкрэ́сліць (padkréslicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), акцэнтава́ць (akcentavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), подчерта́вам (podčertávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), подчерта́я (podčertája) [perfective] (Bulgarian), изтъ́квам (iztǎ́kvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), изтъ́кна (iztǎ́kna) [perfective] (Bulgarian), emfatitzar (Catalan), 強調 (Chinese Mandarin), 强调 (qiángdiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 著重 (zhuózhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 着重 (zhuózhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), zdůrazňovat [imperfective] (Czech), zdůraznit [perfective] (Czech), betone (Danish), understrege (Danish), benadrukken (Dutch), beklemtonen (Dutch), akcenti (Esperanto), painottaa (Finnish), korostaa (Finnish), tähdentää (Finnish), souligner (French), accentuer (French), betonen (German), unterstreichen (German), hervorheben (German), akzentuieren (German), υπογραμμίζω (ypogrammízo) (Greek), hangsúlyoz (Hungarian), nyomatékosít (Hungarian), kiemel (Hungarian), aláhúz (Hungarian), emfazar (Ido), enfatizzare (Italian), sottolineare (Italian), evidenziare (Italian), 強調する (kyōchō suru) (alt: きょうちょうする) (Japanese), アクセントをつける (akusento o tsukeru) (Japanese), សង្កត់ធ្ងន់ (sɑɑngkɑt thngŭən) (Khmer), 강조(强調)하다 (gangjohada) (Korean), ເນັ້ນ (nen) (Lao), истакнува (istaknuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), истакне (istakne) [perfective] (Macedonian), нагласува (naglasuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), нагласи (naglasi) [perfective] (Macedonian), miramira (Maori), kōhure (Maori), whakatairanga (Maori), understreke (Norwegian Bokmål), utheve (Norwegian Bokmål), تأکید کردن (ta'kid kardan) (Persian), podkreślać [imperfective] (Polish), podkreślić [perfective] (Polish), enfatizar (Portuguese), ਜੋਰ ਦੇਣਾ (jor deṇā) [feminine] (Punjabi), puncta (Romanian), accentua (Romanian), releva (Romanian), подчёркивать (podčórkivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подчеркну́ть (podčerknútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), наглаша́вати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), нагла́сити [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), naglašávati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), naglásiti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), zdôrazňovať [imperfective] (Slovak), zdôrazniť [perfective] (Slovak), poudáriti [perfective] (Slovene), subrayar (Spanish), enfatizar (Spanish), hacer hincapié (Spanish), recalcar (Spanish), betona (Swedish), understryka (Swedish), เน้น (nén) (Thai), vurgulamak (Turkish), підкре́слювати (pidkrésljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), підкре́слити (pidkréslyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), акцентува́ти (akcentuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), наголо́шувати (naholóšuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), наголоси́ти (naholosýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), nhấn mạnh (Vietnamese)

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        "(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something)."
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          "word": "betone"
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          "word": "highlight"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šaddada",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "شَدَّدَ"
        },
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "azpimarratu"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padkréslivacʹ",
          "sense": "stress",
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          "word": "падкрэ́сліваць"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padkréslicʹ",
          "sense": "stress",
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          "word": "падкрэ́сліць"
        },
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "akcentavácʹ",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
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            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "акцэнтава́ць"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podčertávam",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "подчерта́вам"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podčertája",
          "sense": "stress",
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          "word": "подчерта́я"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "iztǎ́kvam",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "изтъ́квам"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "iztǎ́kna",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "изтъ́кна"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "emfatitzar"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "強調"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiángdiào",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "强调"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhuózhòng",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "著重"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhuózhòng",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "着重"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdůrazňovat"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdůraznit"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "betone"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "understrege"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "benadrukken"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "beklemtonen"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "akcenti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "painottaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "korostaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "tähdentää"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "souligner"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "accentuer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "betonen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "unterstreichen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "hervorheben"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "akzentuieren"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypogrammízo",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "υπογραμμίζω"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "hangsúlyoz"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "nyomatékosít"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "kiemel"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "aláhúz"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "emfazar"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "enfatizzare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "sottolineare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "evidenziare"
        },
        {
          "alt": "きょうちょうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōchō suru",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "強調する"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "akusento o tsukeru",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "アクセントをつける"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sɑɑngkɑt thngŭən",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "សង្កត់ធ្ងន់"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gangjohada",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "강조(强調)하다"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "nen",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "ເນັ້ນ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "istaknuva",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "истакнува"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "istakne",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "истакне"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "naglasuva",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "нагласува"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "naglasi",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "нагласи"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "miramira"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "kōhure"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "whakatairanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "understreke"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "utheve"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ta'kid kardan",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "تأکید کردن"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "podkreślać"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podkreślić"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "enfatizar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "jor deṇā",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ਜੋਰ ਦੇਣਾ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "puncta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "accentua"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "releva"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčórkivatʹ",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчёркивать"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčerknútʹ",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчеркну́ть"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наглаша́вати"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "нагла́сити"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "naglašávati"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "naglásiti"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdôrazňovať"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdôrazniť"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "poudáriti"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "subrayar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "enfatizar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "hacer hincapié"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "recalcar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "betona"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "understryka"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "nén",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "เน้น"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "vurgulamak"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidkrésljuvaty",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "підкре́слювати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidkréslyty",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "підкре́слити"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "akcentuváty",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "акцентува́ти"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "naholóšuvaty",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наголо́шувати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "naholosýty",
          "sense": "stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "наголоси́ти"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "stress",
          "word": "nhấn mạnh"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛɱ.fə.saɪz]",
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        "UK"
      ]
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}
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      "word": "de-emphasize"
    },
    {
      "word": "downplay"
    }
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    {
      "word": "reemphasize"
    },
    {
      "word": "overemphasize"
    },
    {
      "word": "underemphasize"
    }
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        "3": "-"
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emphasizing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emphasized",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emphasized",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "emphasis"
    },
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      "word": "emphatic"
    }
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        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English undefined derivations",
        "English verbs",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job."
        }
      ],
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        "To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something)."
      ],
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        [
          "stress",
          "stress"
        ],
        [
          "emphasis",
          "emphasis"
        ],
        [
          "weight",
          "weight"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛɱ.fə.saɪz]",
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        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "betone"
    },
    {
      "word": "highlight"
    },
    {
      "word": "stress"
    },
    {
      "word": "underscore"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "South-Africa",
        "UK"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šaddada",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "شَدَّدَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "azpimarratu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padkréslivacʹ",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "падкрэ́сліваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padkréslicʹ",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "падкрэ́сліць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "akcentavácʹ",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "акцэнтава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podčertávam",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчерта́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podčertája",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчерта́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iztǎ́kvam",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "изтъ́квам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iztǎ́kna",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "изтъ́кна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "emfatitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "強調"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiángdiào",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "强调"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuózhòng",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "著重"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuózhòng",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "着重"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdůrazňovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdůraznit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "betone"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "understrege"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "benadrukken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "beklemtonen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "akcenti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "painottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "korostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "tähdentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "souligner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "accentuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "betonen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "unterstreichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "hervorheben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "akzentuieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypogrammízo",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "υπογραμμίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "hangsúlyoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "nyomatékosít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "kiemel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "aláhúz"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "emfazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "enfatizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "sottolineare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "evidenziare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうちょうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōchō suru",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "強調する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "akusento o tsukeru",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "アクセントをつける"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑɑngkɑt thngŭən",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "សង្កត់ធ្ងន់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gangjohada",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "강조(强調)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nen",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "ເນັ້ນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "istaknuva",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "истакнува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "istakne",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "истакне"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naglasuva",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "нагласува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naglasi",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "нагласи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "miramira"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "kōhure"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "whakatairanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "understreke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "utheve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ta'kid kardan",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "تأکید کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "podkreślać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podkreślić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "enfatizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "jor deṇā",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਜੋਰ ਦੇਣਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "puncta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "accentua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "releva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčórkivatʹ",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчёркивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčerknútʹ",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчеркну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наглаша́вати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "нагла́сити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "naglašávati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "naglásiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdôrazňovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdôrazniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poudáriti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "subrayar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "enfatizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "hacer hincapié"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "recalcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "betona"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "understryka"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nén",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "เน้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "vurgulamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidkrésljuvaty",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "підкре́слювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidkréslyty",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "підкре́слити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "akcentuváty",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "акцентува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naholóšuvaty",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наголо́шувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naholosýty",
      "sense": "stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "наголоси́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "stress",
      "word": "nhấn mạnh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "emphasize"
}

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