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- (verb): To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
- (verb): To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
- (verb): To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
- (verb): To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
- (verb): To emphasise (words in speaking).
- (verb): To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
- (adjective): Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
- (adjective): Having a stress or accent.
- “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
- I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.