English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Emphasised Pronunciation
Emphasised is pronounced EM-fuh-syzd, IPA /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd/.
EM-fuh-syzd
US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd/ · UK /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd/
Syllables: EM · fuh · syzd (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past tense and past participle of emphasise): Gave special importance or force to something, in the British spelling.
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Emphasised in a Sentence
- She emphasised the deadline twice.
- The report emphasised the cost above everything.
- He emphasised that nothing had been decided.
Common Mispronunciations of Emphasised
Not EM-fuh-sy-zid
No extra beat appears behind a z sound, so the ending is a bare d and the word stays at three.
Not EM-fuh-seezd
The verb takes the long eye of size in that third beat, which is what separates it from the noun emphasis.
Tip: Oxford uses the z spelling even in Britain, and emphasised and emphasized are read identically either way.
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