Emphasize and Retract

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Emphasize

Emphasize verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
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Antonyms for Emphasize
Retract is an antonym for emphasize.
Nearby Words: emphasise, emphasis, emphasizing, emphasised, emphasising

Retract

Retract verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).
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Antonyms for Retract
Emphasize is an antonym for retract in renege on topic.
Nearby Words: retraction, retracted, retracting, retractation, retraced
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Common collocations

part emphasize part retract part
idea emphasize idea retract idea
fact emphasize fact retract fact
way emphasize way retract way
Other words: legs.
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