The difference between Emphasize and Stress
When used as verbs, emphasize means to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something), whereas stress means to apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
Stress is also noun with the meaning: a physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
check bellow for the other definitions of Emphasize and Stress
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Emphasize as a verb (transitive):
To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
Examples:
"His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job."
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Stress as a noun (biology):
A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
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Stress as a noun (biology):
Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
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Stress as a noun (countable, physics):
The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
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Stress as a noun (countable, physics):
Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
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Stress as a noun (uncountable):
Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Examples:
"Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately."
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Stress as a noun (uncountable, phonetics):
The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
Examples:
"Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second."
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Stress as a noun (uncountable):
Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
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Stress as a noun (uncountable):
Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
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Stress as a noun:
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Stress as a noun (Scotland, legal):
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
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Stress as a verb:
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
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Stress as a verb:
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
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Stress as a verb (informal):
To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
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Stress as a verb:
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
Examples:
"“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second."
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Stress as a verb:
To emphasise (words in speaking).
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Stress as a verb:
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
Examples:
"I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence."