‖A‐poph″a‐sis (ȧ‐pŏf″ȧ‐sĭs), n. [Gr. απὄφασισ denial, fr. αποφἄναι to speak out, to deny.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.