stress

/stres/ v [T] (GIVE IMPORTANCE)

Definition

› to give special importance or emphasis to something: I’d like to stress the differences between our opinions.

(Definition of stress v (GIVE IMPORTANCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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