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1. (v.t.) accentuate
to give emphasis or prominence to.
2. accentuate
to mark or pronounce with an accent.
Etymology: (1725–35; < ML accentuātus, ptp. of accentuāre, der. of L
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
2. (verb) stress, accent, accentuate
put stress on; utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
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1. (verb) accentuate
to pronounce with an accent or with accents
2. (verb) accentuate
to bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize
3. (verb) accentuate
to mark with the written accent
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