Emphasize and Elaborate

Emphasize

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

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

Elaborate

Elaborate verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

Emphasize and elaborate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Elaborate".

Common collocations

quality emphasize quality elaborate quality
idea emphasize idea elaborate idea
point emphasize point elaborate point
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