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epanorthosis
(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.
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Epanorthosis oft a phrase corrects, / And feeble words, for stronger terms, rejects.
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