emphasize

hyperbolize

[ hahy-pur-buh-lahyz ]

verb

To use hyperbole. To represent something as being much larger, better, or worse than it really is; exaggerate.

“I think they have very much hyperbolized their ability to effectuate change” said the City Council’s majority leader.

Clickbait articles have a tendency to hyperbolize and make life more glamorous and titillating than it is, or the other way.

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accentuating

/əkˈsɛntʃʊeɪt/

verb

Make more noticeable or prominent.

his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

focus attention on,bring attention to,call attention to,draw attention to,point up,underline,underscore,accent,highlight,spotlight,foreground,feature,give prominence to,make more prominent,make more noticeable,play up,bring to the fore,heighten,stress,emphasize,lay emphasis on,put emphasis on

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accentuates

/əkˈsɛntʃʊeɪt/

verb

Make more noticeable or prominent.

his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

focus attention on,bring attention to,call attention to,draw attention to,point up,underline,underscore,accent,highlight,spotlight,foreground,feature,give prominence to,make more prominent,make more noticeable,play up,bring to the fore,heighten,stress,emphasize,lay emphasis on,put emphasis on

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accentuated

/əkˈsɛntʃʊeɪt/

verb

Make more noticeable or prominent.

his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

focus attention on,bring attention to,call attention to,draw attention to,point up,underline,underscore,accent,highlight,spotlight,foreground,feature,give prominence to,make more prominent,make more noticeable,play up,bring to the fore,heighten,stress,emphasize,lay emphasis on,put emphasis on

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accentuate

/əkˈsɛn(t)ʃəˌweɪt/
/ækˈsɛn(t)ʃəˌweɪt/

transitive verb

Make more noticeable or prominent.

his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

focus attention on,bring attention to,call attention to,draw attention to,point up,underline,underscore,accent,highlight,spotlight,foreground,feature,give prominence to,make more prominent,make more noticeable,play up,bring to the fore,heighten,stress,emphasize,lay emphasis on,put emphasis on

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