Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drive_home

2 senses of drive home

Sense 1
deliver, drive home -- (carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left")
       => give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")

Sense 2
drive home, ram home, press home -- (make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas")
       => stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet")

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