Re-emphasise

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of reemphasize. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "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"."

  2. 2
    emphasize anew wordnet

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"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"."

Etymology

From re- + emphasise.

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