1. (

• stress ,
• emphasize ,
• emphasise ,
• punctuate ,
• accent ,
• accentuate

) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" ;

2. (

• stress ,
• accent ,
• accentuate ,

) put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" ;

3. (

• try ,
• strain ,
• stress

) test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" ;

1. (

• stressed ,
• distressed ,

) suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" ;

2. (

• stressed ,
• accented

) bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" ;