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emphasize • emphasite • Emphasise • emphasization • emphasizory • Emphatize • emphasis • Emphasemen • Emphasheema • emphasifical
Emphasize
Emphasize means to refresh or focus on what you’re talking about. Like if you repeat a sentence more than one time you are emphasizing. In other words, if someone is writing a non-fiction story and they want to emphasize they could use a strong word or repeat there sentence. But if they are talking and they want to emphasize they could use their voice.
Elli Emphasis
When the letters of a word/phrase are capitalised at random to emphasize the importance of the word/phrase.
Calum:"did you know Aziz is having a party tonight?"
Kayden: "ReALlY? Oh MY GoD WhY DiDN't hE InViTE ME?
(This would be an example of Elli emphasis)
Kayden: "ReALlY? Oh MY GoD WhY DiDN't hE InViTE ME?
(This would be an example of Elli emphasis)
Elli Emphasis by Lil EMO August 27, 2017
emphasis
I HAAAAAAATE HIM! (emphasis on hATe)
umphasize
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
Etymology: umphasis + -ize
a : to dissolve an Umph tablet into a drink
b : to caffeinate
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
Etymology: umphasis + -ize
a : to dissolve an Umph tablet into a drink
b : to caffeinate
umphasize by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005
emphasite
A distant friend with whom one feels a constant and guided company in their day-to-day activities. This companionship is tangible and complete, independent of distance (be it physical or emotional) that may exist between emphasite and host.
An emphasite is a dear friend that will always live just under your skin.
An emphasite is a dear friend that will always live just under your skin.
Jiminy Cricket would always be an Pinocchio's emphasite, no matter how far apart their lives may take them.
emphasite by Erik Rieger December 12, 2008
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floxi
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.