Emphasize and Lighten

Emphasize

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

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

Lighten

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

Emphasize and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Lighten".

Common collocations

nature emphasize nature lighten nature
parts emphasize parts lighten parts
tension emphasize tension lighten tension
skin emphasize skin lighten skin
Other words: moments.
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