Word

stress, v.
(stressed, stresses, stressing)
freq. cnt. 33

to stress, single out as important
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 2

accent accentuate emphasise emphasize punctuate stress

sample sentences

"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

emphasizing emphasis

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accentuation accent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

background, play down, downplay set off, bring out re-emphasise, re-emphasize bear down topicalize point up drive home, ram home, press home underline, underscore, emphasize, emphasise

hypernym

express, show, evince

put stress on; utter with an accent
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

accent accentuate stress

sample sentences

"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accent accent accentuation accent accent

semantic pointers

hypernym

say, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, enounce, sound out

test the limits of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

strain stress try

sample sentences

"You are trying my patience!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stressor stress stress

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym