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background vs emphasise

emphasise vs background

background is a noun but emphasise is not a noun.

background and emphasise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
background Yes No Yes No
emphasise No No Yes No
As verbs, emphasise is a hypernym of background; that is, emphasise is a word with a broader meaning than background:
  • background: understate the importance or quality of
  • emphasise: to stress, single out as important
Other hypernyms of background include accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress.
background (noun) emphasise (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
background (verb) emphasise (verb)
understate the importance or quality of to stress, single out as important
give extra weight to (a communication)
Difference between background and emphasise

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