Definition
To emphasise or stress; to draw attention to.
In Context
- "Although Alive and Well claims to be a "well-informed, loving guide to lesbian health, both mental and physical," it falls dismally short of the mark and only serves to point up how much lesbians truly need such a volume."
- "That the OED was forced to define one register, slang, in terms of another, colloquial, points up the problem."