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Definition of Accentuate
1. Verb. To stress, single out as important. "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Specialized synonyms: Background, Downplay, Play Down, Bring Out, Set Off, Re-emphasise, Re-emphasize, Bear Down, Topicalize, Point Up, Drive Home, Press Home, Ram Home, Emphasise, Emphasize, Underline, Underscore
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Derivative terms: Accent, Accent, Accentuation, Emphasis, Emphasizing, Stress
2. Verb. Put stress on; utter with an accent. "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Enounce, Enunciate, Pronounce, Say, Sound Out
Derivative terms: Accent, Accent, Accent, Accent, Accent, Accentuation, Stress
Definition of Accentuate
1. v. t. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
Definition of Accentuate
1. Verb. (context: transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. ¹
2. Verb. (context: transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. ¹
3. Verb. (context: transitive) To mark with a written accent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accentuate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accentuate
Literary usage of Accentuate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1892)
"... when great streaks and patches of ink) black accentuate the pallor of more
sheltered portions. IX. OF course we ought to say more about the character of ..."
2. Criminology by Maurice Parmelee (1918)
"... preponderance of urban over rural criminality—Forces which accentuate urban
criminality: the concentration of population increases human desires, ..."
3. Nervous and Mental Diseases by Archibald Church, Frederick Peterson (1899)
"... to pseudohypertrophy, which may add greatly to the scapular deformity and
accentuate the anterior curve of the lumbar spine when viewed from the side. ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Fowler notes that accentuate is being used for figurative senses and accent ...
Accent has more meanings, mainly technical, but accentuate has more usage. ..."
5. Voice and Song: A Practical Method for the Study of Singing by Joseph Smith (1907)
"... also practise silently until perfectly memorized before audibly voicing them.
accentuate carefully in ac- y~ ~ |/ cordance with the time-signature. ..."
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