bring out (v)
set off#2 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
examples This dress accentuates your nice figure!
I set off these words by brackets
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Hyponym pick up; foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up; raise
Incoming links
Hypernym pick up; foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up; raise
Hyponym stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate

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