0 present participle of stress
1 to give emphasis or special importance to something:
[ + (that) ] He is careful to stress (that) the laboratory's safety standards are the best in the country.
I'd just like to stress the importance of neatness and politeness in this job.
2 to pronounce a word or syllable with greater force than other words in the same sentence or other syllables in the same word, or to play a musical note with greater force than others in a group:
The bishop stressed the importance of faithfulness in marriage.
I must stress that these are only preliminary findings.
He stressed the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables in the diet.
The government repeatedly stressed its support for parental choice in the selection of a child's school.
Two points need stressing when explaining coding of this category.
