point sth up
formal — phrasal verb with point /pɔɪnt/ verbDefinition
› to emphasize a problem or fact, so that people notice it more: It was a badly researched documentary that glossed over important questions while pointing up trivial ones.Stressing and emphasizing
(Definition of point sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accent noun (EMPHASIS)
- accent verb
- drive/hammer sth home idiom
- emphasis noun
- exactly adverb
- foreground verb
- hammer sth home idiom
- impress sth on/upon sb phrasal verb
- insistence noun
- pick sb/sth out phrasal verb (EMPHASIZE)
- place verb (POSITION)
- play sth up phrasal verb
- put a gloss on sth idiom
- ram sth home idiom
- spotlight verb
- stress noun (EMPHASIS)
- stress verb (EMPHASIZE)
- underline verb
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