re-emphasise

See also: reemphasise

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From re- + emphasise.

Verb

re-emphasise (third-person singular simple present re-emphasises, present participle re-emphasising, simple past and past participle re-emphasised)

  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of reemphasize
    • 1964 August, “WR drive for higher speeds”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
      Taking the inaugural departure of the "Golden Hind" from Paddington, on June 15, as his opportunity, Mr. G. F. Fiennes, General Manager of the WR, re-emphasised his conviction that higher speeds in his Region are a matter not of "how" but of "when".

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