emphasising
verbHow many syllables in emphasising?
There are 4 syllables in the word emphasising.How to pronounce emphasising:
Definition of emphasising:
- emphasising (verb):
- to give emphasis or prominence to
Synonyms for emphasising:
draw attention to
dwell on
flag up
foreground
give priority to
give prominence to
highlight
insist
make a point of
play up
press home
prioritize
stress
underline
underscore
weight
Antonyms for emphasising:
belittling
brushing aside
de-emphasizing
denying
depreciating
devaluing
diminishing
doing an injustice to
downgrading
downplaying
forgetting
glossing over
ignoring
lessening
making light of
making little of
minifying
minimising
minimizing
playing down
shrugging off
soft-pedaling
soft-pedalling
trivialising
trivializing
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English compound words often have a primary stress on the first syllable, helping to distinguish them from phrases.
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