epanorthosis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification
    • Seems, madam! Nay, it is

WordNet

Ep`an*or*tho"sis noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. + to set right again; again + to set straight.
Definitions
  1. A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act!

Webster 1913