emphasize

jaddada, nanata

Other spellings

• (UK) emphasise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/
• Template:AU IPA: /ˌriː.ɪnˈfoːs/

• US

  (file)

• Hyphenation: em‧pha‧size

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) emphasize

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) emphasizes

Past tense (ya wuce) emphasized

Past participle (ya wuce) emphasized

Present participle (ana cikin yi) emphasizing

1. (transitive) If you emphasize something, you give it particular attention or importance.

   Emphasize honesty in your sermon.

   Your sermon emphasizes honesty.

   He emphasized honesty in his sermon.

   Honesty was emphasized in his sermon.

   Today's sermon is emphasizing honesty.