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background, downplay, play down
understate the importance or quality of
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bring out, set off
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
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re-emphasise, re-emphasize
emphasize anew
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bear down
pay special attention to
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topicalize
emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence
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point up
emphasize, especially by identification
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drive home, press home, ram home
make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
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emphasize, underline, underscore
give extra weight to (a communication)
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pick up
lift out or reflect from a background
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wave off
dismiss as insignificant
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foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
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raise
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
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soft-pedal
play down or obscure
