emphasize

emphasize

CEFR: B1-B2 /em-pha-size/ [eh1.m.f.ah0.s.ay2.z]

To emphasize is to make something important, or stress it, like when you were little and your parents would always emphasize the importance of looking both ways before crossing the street. They told you again and again and again. And again. The verb "emphasize" works when you really want to stress a point or give extra weight to an issue.

There are four patterns with the word "emphasize"

Example Sentences:
emphasize something
emphasize that
emphasize how/what
It should be emphasized that

Let's look at example sentences

Example Sentences:
My parents emphasized the importance of a healthy lifestyle, so I wouldn’t develop diabetes like my brother and sister.
Their father always emphasized the importance of discipline.
Schools should emphasize physical education.
I want to emphasize that working hard is important.
The government should emphasize how to eradicate the poverty.
It should be emphasized that this is only one possible explanation.

Note that students often use "emphasize on". This is incorrect. You can use "place emphasis on" instead.