Contend and Emphasize

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

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

Emphasize

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

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

Common collocations

character contend character emphasize character
power contend power emphasize power
turn contend turn emphasize turn
fact contend fact emphasize fact
Other words: characters.
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