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point up vs emphasise

emphasise vs point up

point up and emphasise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
point up No No Yes No
emphasise No No Yes No
As verbs, emphasise is a hypernym of point up; that is, emphasise is a word with a broader meaning than point up:
  • point up: emphasize, especially by identification
  • emphasise: to stress, single out as important
Other hypernyms of point up include accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress.
point up (verb) emphasise (verb)
emphasize, especially by identification to stress, single out as important
give extra weight to (a communication)
Difference between point up and emphasise

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