emphatic

em·phat·ic

 (ĕm-făt′ĭk)

adj.

1. Expressed or performed with emphasis: responded with an emphatic "no."

2. Forceful and definite in expression or action.

3. Standing out in a striking and clearly defined way.

4. Linguistics Pharyngealized, velarized, or ejective. Used of consonants in Semitic languages.

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[Medieval Latin emphaticus, from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein, to exhibit, display; see emphasis.]

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em·phat′i·cal·ly adv.

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emphatic

(ɪmˈfætɪk)

adj

1. Also: emphatical expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis

2. forceful and positive; definite; direct: an emphatic personality.

3. sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline

4. important or significant; stressed: the emphatic points in an argument.

5. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction

n

(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic

[C18: from Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show]

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em•phat•ic

(ɛmˈfæt ɪk)

adj.

1. uttered with emphasis; strongly expressive.

2. using emphasis in speech or action.

3. forceful; insistent.

4. clearly or boldly outlined.

5. of or pertaining to a word or form used to add emphasis, as the stressed auxiliary do in affirmative statements, as in I do like it.

[1700–10; < Greek emphatikós indicative, forceful, derivative of emphaínein; see emphasis, -tic]

em•phat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	emphatic - spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" emphasised, emphasized accented, stressed - bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"
	2.	emphatic - sudden and strong; "an emphatic no" exclamatory forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
	3.	emphatic - forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" forceful assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

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emphatic

adjective

1. forceful, decided, certain, direct, earnest, positive, absolute, distinct, definite, vigorous, energetic, unmistakable, insistent, unequivocal, vehement, forcible, categorical His response was immediate and emphatic.
forceful weak, uncertain, tame, unsure, tentative, hesitant, undecided, equivocal

2. significant, marked, strong, striking, powerful, telling, storming (informal), impressive, pronounced, decisive, resounding, momentous, conclusive Yesterday's emphatic victory was their fifth in succession.
significant commonplace, insignificant, unremarkable

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emphatic

adjective

1. Expressed or performed with emphasis:

forceful, resounding.

2. Bold and definite in character:

assertive, forceful, insistent.

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Translations

تَوْكيدي

důrazný

bestemt

nachdrücklich

enfáticorotundotajante

emphatiquecatégorique

nyomatékos

áherslumikill, eindreginn

enfaticoesplicitorisoluto

ettertrykkelig

dôrazný

emfatisk

üzerine basa basa söyleme

强调的

emphatic

[ɪmˈfætɪk] ADJ

1. (= forceful) [statement, declaration, response] → categórico, contundente; [denial, refusal] → categórico, rotundo; [tone, gesture] → enérgico, enfático; [condemnation] → categórico, enérgico
Wendy was emphatic, "you must do it," she said → Wendy fue categórica, -debes hacerlo, dijo
she's emphatic that business is improving → mantiene firmemente que el negocio está mejorando
they were quite emphatic that they were not going → dijeron categóricamente que no iban
Pat was emphatic about how valuable the course was → Pat hizo hincapié en lo valioso que era el curso
they were emphatic in denying their involvement → negaron categóricamente su participación
an emphatic no → un no rotundo
an emphatic yes → un sí contundente

2. (= decisive) [victory, win] → rotundo; [success] → arrollador; [defeat] → aplastante; [winner, result] → contundente

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emphatic

[ɪmˈfætɪk] adj

(= unambiguous, clear) [response, statement, refusal, denial] → catégorique
to be emphatic [person] → se montrer catégorique
to be emphatic that ... → insister sur le fait que ...

[win, victory, success, defeat] → écrasant(e)

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emphatic

adj

(= forceful) → entschieden; response → nachdrücklich, entschieden; denial → energisch; tone, stress, gesture → nachdrücklich; his response was immediate and emphatic → er antwortete sofort und mit Nachdruck; the accused responded with an emphatic denial → in seiner Antwort leugnete der Angeklagte es energisch or entschieden; the answer is an emphatic no → die Antwort lautet ganz entschieden nein; their answer was an emphatic yes → sie bejahten es mit Nachdruck; to be emphatic (that …) (person) → darauf bestehen(, dass …); to be emphatic about something → auf etw (dat) → bestehen; he was emphatic in his defence of it → er verteidigte es mit Nachdruck; they were emphatic in denying their involvement → sie leugneten entschieden or energisch, dass sie daran beteiligt waren

(= decisive) victory, win, winner → klar, überzeugend; defeat → schwer; result, approval → eindeutig

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emphatic

[ɪmˈfætɪk] adj (tone, manner, person) → energico/a, vigoroso/a; (speech) → enfatico/a; (condemnation, denial) → categorico/a, netto/a

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emphasis

(ˈemfəsis) noun – plural ˈemphases (-siːz) –

1. stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable. In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis. klem تَوْكيد подчертаване ênfase důraz die Betonung tryk; eftertryk; betoning έμφασηénfasis tunderõhk تکیه؛ تکیه کلام painotus accent, accentuationהטעמה जोर naglašavanje hangsúly penekanan áhersla accento 強調 강조 pabrėžimas, akcentavimas uzsvars; akcents penekanan nadrukvekt, ettertrykkemfaza زور، لښكر، ټينګار، تاكيد (په كومه خبره يا مو ضوع ênfase accent(uare) ударение; эмфаза dôraz poudarek naglasak betoning การเน้น vurgu 加重語氣 наголос, акцент توجہ دلانے کے لۓ الفاظ پر خاص زور sự nhấn giọng 加重语气

2. force; firmness. `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis. nadruk توكيد، تَشْديد наблягане ênfase důraz der Nachdruck eftertryk έμφασηénfasis rõhutatus تاکید؛ پافشاری painokkuus forceדגש जोर, मजबूती jačina, žestina nyomaték tegas áhersla forza 強さ 강력함, 확고함 tvirtumas uzsvērums ketegasan nadrukettertrykknacisk تأکید ênfase fermitate выразительность dôraz poudarek naglašavanje eftertryck, emfas ความหนักแน่น kararlılık 強調 виразність سختی sự nhấn mạnh 强调

3. importance given to something. He placed great emphasis on this point. nadruk تَوكيد، أهَمِّيّه ударение ênfase důraz das Gewicht vægt έμφασηimportancia, énfasis rõhk تاکید painoarvo insistance, importanceדגש महत्व važnost hangsúly penekanan áhersla enfasi, importanza, rilievo 重点 강조 svoris, svarumas svars; svarīgums penekanan nadrukvekt, hovedvektnacisk تأکید ênfase accent, impor­tanţă особое внимание dôraz poudarek naglasak betoning, tonvikt การเน้นย้ำ önem, ağırlık 重要性 особливе значення خصوصی اہمیت tầm quan trọng 重要性

ˈemphasize, ˈemphasise verb

to lay or put emphasis on. You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard. beklemtoon يُؤَكِّد، يُشَدِّد подчертавам dar ênfase zdůraznit betonen lægge vægt på; fremhæve; pointere τονίζω, δίνω έμφαση σε κτ. enfatizar, subrayar rõhutama تاکید کردن؛ تکیه گذاشتن painottaa souligner לְהָדגִיש जोर देकर कहना naglasiti (ki)hangsúlyoz menekankan leggja áherslu á enfatizzare, sottolineare 強調する 강조하다 pabrėžti, akcentuoti uzsvērt; akcentēt menekankan benadrukkenbetone, legge vekt på, understreke położyć nacisk, podkreślić زور اچول (پر)، ټينګار كول (پر)، تاكيد كول (پر) dar ênfase a accentua, a pune accentul pe делать упор; подчеркивать zdôrazniť poudariti naglasiti betona เน้น vurgulamak 強調 робити наголос, підкреслювати کسی بات کو خصوصی طور پر نمایاں کرنا nhấn mạnh 强调

emˈphatic (-ˈfӕ-) adjective

(negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite. an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time. nadruklik تَوْكيدي подчертан enfático důrazný; rozhodný nachdrücklich bestemt εμφατικόςenfático, enérgico rõhutatud مصر؛ قاطع؛ موکد painokas catégoriqueמודגש जोरदार, सशक्त posebno naglašen nyomatékos tegas áherslumikill, eindreginn risoluto, netto 断固とした 강조된 ryškus, atkaklus uzsvērts tegas nadrukkelijk ettertrykkelig, kraftig, bestemtstanowczy ټينګار پر شوى، موْكد enfático cate­goric, total категорический; настойчивый dôrazný poudarjen izrazit eftertrycklig, bestämd, emfatisk ที่หนักแน่น üzerine basa basa söyleme 強調的，斷然的 виразний; категоричний پر زور dứt khoát 强调的

emˈphatically adverb

uitdruklik بِتَوكيد، مُشَدِّدا натъртено enfaticamente důrazně nachdrücklich eftertrykkeligt; udtrykkeligt; bestemt εμφατικάenérgicamente, en tono enfático rõhutatult اکیداً؛ بطور قاطع painokkaasti catégoriquement בְּתוֹקֶף सशक्त तरह से naglašeno nyomatékosan dengan tegas með áherslu, eindregið enfaticamente, energicamente 断固として 강조하여 atkakliai, ryžtingai uzsvērti dengan tegas nadrukkelijk med ettertrykkzdecydowanie موْكد enfaticamente categoric категорически; настоичиво dôrazne poudarjeno izrazito eftertryckligt, emfatiskt อย่างหนักแน่น üstüne basa basa 強調地，斷然地 виразно; категорично شدّت سے một cách dứt khoát 强调地

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to emphasize (not emphasize on) a point.

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emphatic

a. enfático-a, acentuado-a, marcado-a.

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