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accentuate

Verb

∙ To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. transitive
∙ To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize. transitive
∙ To mark with a written accent. transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
accentuate v.
stress, emphasize, accent

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
accentuate
accentuate
\ac*cen"tu*ate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. accentuated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. accentuating.] [ll. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. l. accentus: cf. f. accentuer.]
1. to pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. to bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. in bosnia, the struggle between east and west was even more accentuated.
3. to mark with the written accent.

WORDNET 2.0
accentuate
Verb
1. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
(synonym) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) background, play down, downplay
(derivation) emphasis, accent
2. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
(synonym) stress, accent
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(derivation) dialect, idiom, accent

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

accentuate

Verb

∙ To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. transitive
∙ To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize. transitive
∙ To mark with a written accent. transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
accentuate v.
stress, emphasize, accent

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
accentuate
accentuate
\ac*cen"tu*ate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. accentuated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. accentuating.] [ll. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. l. accentus: cf. f. accentuer.]
1. to pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. to bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. in bosnia, the struggle between east and west was even more accentuated.
3. to mark with the written accent.

WORDNET 2.0
accentuate
Verb
1. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
(synonym) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) background, play down, downplay
(derivation) emphasis, accent
2. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
(synonym) stress, accent
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(derivation) dialect, idiom, accent

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