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RE-EMPHASISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does re-emphasise mean? 

RE-EMPHASISE (verb)
  The verb RE-EMPHASISE has 1 sense:

1. emphasize anewplay

  Familiarity information: RE-EMPHASISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RE-EMPHASISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they re-emphasise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it re-emphasises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: re-emphasised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: re-emphasised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: re-emphasising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Emphasize anew

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

re-emphasise; re-emphasize

Context example:

The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity

Hypernyms (to "re-emphasise" is one way to...):

accent; accentuate; emphasise; emphasize; punctuate; stress (to stress, single out as important)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


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