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Definition of
point up phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
point up
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
point something
up
(
formal
)
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to emphasize something so that it becomes more noticeable
synonym
highlight
The conference merely pointed up divisions in the party.
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point up
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up to a (certain) point
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up to a (certain) point
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point out
phrasal verb
point to
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pointy
adjective
poise
noun