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

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.