Clarify and Emphasize

Clarify

Clarify verb - To remove usually visible impurities from.

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Emphasize and clarify are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Clarify".

Emphasize verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.

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Clarify and emphasize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clarify" instead a verb "Emphasize".

role	clarify role	emphasize role
part	clarify part	emphasize part
point	clarify point	emphasize point
relationship	clarify relationship	emphasize relationship
Other words: aspect, parts, moment, fact, way, theme, difference, words, scale, points, aspects.

Dialogue tags other than said are effective only if they are used sparingly, in places where they clarify or (occasionally) emphasize the dialogue.

Source: Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma

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