Lang verbs

berates

scold or criticize (someone) angrily

condemns

to express strong disapproval of

laments

grieves or mourns

parodies

to mock or poke fun of

modifies

to whom/what it refers

rationalizes

to justify

disputes

argues against

contextualizes

to put into perspective/ to put in proper historical setting

juxtaposes

contrasts

insinuates

hints at

dramatizes

to overly exaggerate

echoes

repeats

distinguishes between

focuses on the differences

redirects

shifts to a new topic

cites

uses references as support

proposes

suggests

ranks

orders

trivializes

to minimize

underscores

to stress or emphasize

highlights

to focus on

enlarges the scope

widens or broadens

compares

focuses on the similarities

discredits

to remove credibility

mimics

copies or imitates

substantiates

to give evidence to support

surveys

to provide an overview

particularizes

specifies