Hyphenation of emphasize

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word emphasize? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

em-pha-size

Definitions of emphasize:

1.
To stress, single out as important
Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
2.
Give extra weight to (a communication)
Her gesture emphasized her words

Synonyms of emphasize:

verb stress, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate, express, show, evince
verb underscore, underline, emphasise, stress, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate

Last hyphenations of this language