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(rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm..
Epanorthosis oft a phrase corrects, And feeble words, for stronger terms, rejects.
Use epanorthosis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Epanorthosis means (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Epanorthosis oft a phrase corrects, And feeble words, for stronger terms, rejects.
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