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| accentuate |
to give more emphasis to; draw attention to. |
| emphasis |
When you put emphasis on something, you attach importance to it, and you give it a lot attention. In speaking or writing, you do things to let other people know that you think this particular thing is important. If you put emphasis on something in your life, you treat it as important. You focus a lot of your attention on it. |
| even |
used for emphasis when comparing things. [2/12 definitions] |
| how |
used to give emphasis to what follows. [1/7 definitions] |
| ourselves |
used to put the emphasis on "we" or "us." [1/3 definitions] |
| stress |
the importance or special attention given to something; emphasis. [1/6 definitions] |
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