Emphasize and Foil

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Emphasize

Emphasize verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
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Foil and emphasize are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Foil" with "Emphasize", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: emphasise, emphasis, emphasizing, emphasised, emphasising

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
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Emphasize and foil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Foil".
Nearby Words: foiled, foiling
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character emphasize character foil character
part emphasize part foil part
appearance emphasize appearance foil appearance
way emphasize way foil way

Both words in one sentence

  • Duality Motif Similarly, v1's Hawley Faust has heterochromia, possibly to emphasize both his status as a reformed villain and his being a Foil of Adam Dodd.
    Source: Duality Motif
  • Incest Subtext Some productions imply a similar relationship between Ophelia and Laertes, possibly to emphasize his role as a Foil to Hamlet.
    Source: Incest Subtext
  • She is in many ways his Distaff Counterpart and Foil and their interactions emphasize how they bounce off of and affect each other.
    Source: The Not-Love Interest
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