Emphasize and Tell

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Emphasize

Emphasize verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
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Tell and emphasize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Emphasize".
Nearby Words: emphasise, emphasis, emphasizing, emphasised, emphasising

Tell

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
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Emphasize and tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Tell".
Nearby Words: telling, teller

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character emphasize character tell character
way emphasize way tell way
characters emphasize characters tell characters
difference emphasize difference tell difference
Other words: side.

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  • It's interesting to see how all the aliens tell (and outright change) the story to emphasize the parts their species cares the most about: the Krogan praise Shepard's worth in battle, the volus praise her skills in commerce...
    Source: Fanfic Recs / Mass Effect
  • Series / Street Justice The imprisoned brother, refusing to tell Adam where his brother might have taken Malloy, says he hopes Malloy "likes her sex real rough," complete with thrusting his pelvis to emphasize the last two words.
    Source: Series / Street Justice
  • Western Animation / The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie The scene in Shell City has Spongebob stress the words "dead" and "killed" as if to tell the audience "Yes we're defying this trope and using the actual word in a movie for kids." and to emphasize the danger that they are in.
    Source: Western Animation / The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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