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Emphasize vs Assertion - What's the difference?

emphasize | assertion |

As a verb emphasize

is to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

As a noun assertion is

the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

emphasize

English

Alternative forms

* emphasise

Verb

(emphasiz)
  • To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
  • His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

    Synonyms

    * betone * stress * underscore

    Antonyms

    * de-emphasize * downplay

    Derived terms

    * reemphasize * overemphasize * underemphasize

    assertion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
  • Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
  • (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
  • Anagrams

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