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{
"term": "emphasize",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "emphasize",
"heSheIt": "emphasizes"
},
"pastSimple": "emphasized",
"pastParticiple": "emphasized",
"ingForm": "emphasizing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to give special importance to something",
"sensetop": "emphasize somethingemphasize that…emphasize how, what, etc…it must/should be emphasized that…+ speech",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His speech **emphasized the importance** of attracting industry to the town.",
"contextForm": "emphasize something"
},
{
"text": "The report **emphasizes the need **for economic stability."
},
{
"text": "She **emphasized the point **in an interview at the weekend."
},
{
"text": "She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work.",
"contextForm": "emphasize that…"
},
{
"text": "He emphasized how little was known about the disease.",
"contextForm": "emphasize how, what, etc…"
},
{
"text": "It should be emphasized that this is only one possible explanation.",
"contextForm": "it must/should be emphasized that…"
},
{
"text": "‘This must be our top priority,’ he emphasized.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
},
{
"text": "All the arguments serve to emphasize the controversy surrounding this disease."
},
{
"text": "They have been at pains to emphasize the positive aspects of discipline."
},
{
"text": "I must emphasize that this is only a summary, and the full report will not be available until next week."
},
{
"text": "It is important to emphasize this point."
},
{
"text": "The new law rightly emphasizes parental responsibility."
},
{
"text": "The foreign minister was at great pains to emphasize the role that Spain could play in the region."
}
],
"synonyms": "stress",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["clearly", "heavily", "strongly"],
"verb + emphasize": ["must", "should", "be important to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make something easier to notice",
"sensetop": "emphasize something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She swept her hair back from her face to emphasize her high cheekbones."
},
{
"text": "The rising tone of his voice emphasized his panic."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to give extra force to a word or phrase when you are speaking, especially to show that it is important",
"sensetop": "emphasize something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Let nothing… nothing,’ he emphasized the word, ‘tempt you.’"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪz/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasize__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪzɪz/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasizes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪzd/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasized__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪzɪŋ/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasizing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪz/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasize__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪzɪz/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasizes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪzd/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasized__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈemfəsaɪzɪŋ/",
"audio": "em/emphasize/emphasizing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}