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| soft-pedal |
(informal) to purposely underplay the significance of; fail to emphasize. [1/3 definitions] |
| stress |
to emphasize; highlight. [1/8 definitions] |
| themselves |
used to emphasize the importance of "they." [1/3 definitions] |
| there |
used to indicate finality or to emphasize a feeling. [1/10 definitions] |
| underline |
to emphasize. [1/2 definitions] |
| underplay |
to downplay or de-emphasize; speak of with restraint. [1/3 definitions] |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. [1/3 definitions] |
| very |
used to emphasize an adjective or adverb to make the degree of a quality higher. |
| yourself |
used to emphasize "you"; your own self. [1/3 definitions] |
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