emphasizes
USEM-fuh-sy-ziz/ˈɛm.fə.saɪ.zɪz/UKEM-fuh-syz-iz/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz.ɪz/
UK spellingemphasises
- 1Third-person singular simple present of emphasize.
The report emphasizes the need for stronger safety regulations.
Her speaking style emphasizes clarity above all else.
Note
The form a singular subject calls for (she, it, the report), and like the base verb it needs an object: a speaker emphasizes a point, a design emphasizes clarity, and the sentence feels cut off without one. The ending is a bare -s, since the stem already ends in e, and it adds a syllable, /ɪz/, after the z sound. Every other present-tense subject takes plain emphasize.
emphasizes is a form of emphasize
emphasize, verb: To stress something or give it extra weight, drawing special attention to its importance. Full entry
- Forms
- emphasizeemphasizes he/she/itemphasizing -ing formemphasized past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- emphasize → emphasizes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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