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accentuate

[ ak-sen-choo-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ac·cen·tu·at·ed, ac·cen·tu·at·ing.
  1. to give emphasis or prominence to.
  2. to place the stress or emphasis on (a particular syllable or word) when pronouncing it or showing its pronunciation.


accentuate

/ ækˈsɛntʃʊˌeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to stress or emphasize


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Derived Forms

  • acˌcentuˈation, noun

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Other Words From

  • o·ver·ac·cen·tu·ate verb (used with object) overaccentuated overaccentuating
  • re·ac·cen·tu·ate verb (used with object) reaccentuated reaccentuating

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Word History and Origins

Origin of accentuate1

First recorded in 1725–35; from Medieval Latin accentuātus intoned (past participle of accentuāre ); accent, -ate 1

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Example Sentences

A situation like the current one is likely to accentuate his weakness.

And we have every reason for this split to continue and accentuate itself tonight.

Assuming that Romney does indeed lose, I advise Republicans to accentuate the positive.

With the lines drawn for November, Republicans tended to accentuate the positive.

In the film, Cattrall carries an extra 20 pounds and does everything to accentuate her age.

The distant puffing of fire engines, the shrieking of river sirens, accentuate my loneliness.

Her mourning garb only served to accentuate her radiant beauty.

So far the result of education has been to accentuate religious differences and animosities.

And in order to accentuate the action of the censor the police dealt cruel blows to the authors.

The speaker of the monologue must accentuate the effect of his interlocutor as flexibly and freely as in the case of the dialogue.

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