{
    "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
}