(~s, emphasizing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in BRIT, also use 'emphasise'
To ~ something means to indicate that it is particularly important or true, or to draw special attention to it.
But it’s also been ~d that no major policy changes can be expected to come out of the meeting...
Discuss pollution with your child, emphasizing how nice a clean street, lawn, or park looks.
VERB: V that, V how