How to pronounce “epitomise”
Say “epitomise” in 4 beats
epitomise
/ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪ
- pɪpɪstress
- tətə
- maɪzmaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/
- Respelling
- ih-PIT-uh-myze
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪ-PꞮ-tə-maɪz
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪ-PꞮ-tə-maɪz. “pɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz/
/ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/
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Where “epitomise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“EP-ih-toh-myze”
the stress is on PIT, exactly as in epitome
What “epitomise” means
- verb
embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
“The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition”
Say it in a sentence
“These two songs epitomise everything the band did well.”“epitomise”, answered
How do you pronounce “epitomise”?
“epitomise” is pronounced /ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz/ (ih-PIT-uh-myze) in American English and /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pɪ”. Build it as ɪ-PꞮ-tə-maɪz, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “epitomise” have?
4: ɪ · pɪ · tə · maɪz. The beat lands on the second, “pɪ”.
Is “epitomise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz/ (ih-PIT-uh-myze); British English says /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “epitomise” mean?
As a verb: embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of For example: “The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition”
Where is the stress in “epitomise”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-PꞮ-tə-maɪz. “pɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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