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English verb: topicalize

1. topicalize (communication) emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence


SamplesSpeakers topicalize more often than they realize.
The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress


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