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point up
Overview of verb point-up
The verb point up has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) point up -- (emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England")
Antonyms of verb point-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb point-up
1 sense of point up
Sense 1
point up
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb point-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb point-up
1 sense of point up
Sense 1
point up
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
'Cause To' of verb point-up
Derived Forms of verb point-up
Domain of verb point-up
Domain Terms of verb point-up
Familiarity of verb point-up
point up used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb point-up
1 sense of point up
Sense 1
point up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb point-up
1 sense of point up
Sense 1
point up
> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb point-up
Sense 1
point up
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
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