Dictate and Emphasize

Dictate

Dictate verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.

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

Emphasize

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

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

Common collocations

role dictate role emphasize role
importance dictate importance emphasize importance
aspect dictate aspect emphasize aspect
parts dictate parts emphasize parts
Other words: use, way.
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