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emphasizing

emphasizing

3.5
Giving extra attention to something to show it is important
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : enfatización
  • The teacher's emphasizing of key points helped the students understand the lesson better.

And using lack for that the the feminine was a way of like emphasizing that he wasn't a real man after all.

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Examples

  • He is known for his constant emphasizing of the need for innovation in the company.

  • In her speech, she made her emphasizing of teamwork very clear.

  • The report emphasizing environmental issues is crucial!

  • The report focuses on emphasizing sustainability.

  • The teacher's emphasizing of key points helped the students understand the lesson better.

  • He is known for his constant emphasizing of the need for innovation in the company.

  • In her speech, she made her emphasizing of teamwork very clear.

Synonyms

emphasis
vsemphasizing
296 3.1

Attention that makes something stand out

is the act of giving that importance rather than the state
accentuation
vsemphasizing
1 6.1

Giving special importance to a part to make it stand out

is the same act rather than a different kind of attention
accenting
vsemphasizing
5.3

To give more attention to one part to make it stand out

is the same act rather than a different kind of attention

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Emphatic

insistence
57 3.5
emphasizing
  • US
3.5
notice
217 1.2

Surface Forms

emphasizing singular
emphasizings plural

Morphology

emphasizing = emphasize (transparent) = emphasize + ing

The word is a regular gerund/nominal form formed by adding '-ing' to the familiar verb 'emphasize'; learners can derive the meaning directly.

Etymology

Emphasizing comes from Greek parts em- meaning 'in' and phainein meaning 'to show'. So to emphasize something is like 'showing it in' or making it stand out, which is why it means giving special importance or attention to something.