Emphasize
Embellish
Embellish verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: the story of the comic marriage proposal was embellished as it passed from one generation to the next in the family
Emphasize and embellish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Embellish".
Nearby Words: embellishment, embellishing
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enhance and emphasize
- enhance and embellish
- illustrate and emphasize
- illustrate and embellish
- embroider and emphasize
- embroider and embellish
- exaggerate and emphasize
- exaggerate and embellish
- overplay and emphasize
- overplay and embellish
- illuminate and emphasize
- illuminate and embellish
- set off and emphasize
- set off and embellish
Common collocations
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