[ˏepә'nɔ:θәusis]
[修]换语

[ noun ]
immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification
<noun.communication>
Seems, madam! Nay, it is

Epanorthosis \Ep`an*or*tho"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to
set right again; ? again + ? to set straight.]
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!