Accentuate

Verb

 * 1)  To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
 * 2)  To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
 * 3) * In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. - London Times
 * 4)  To mark with a written accent.

Synonyms for Accentuate
stress, heighten, intensify, emphasize, exaggerate, underline, affirm.

Antonyms for Accentuate
moderate, minimize, subdue.

Related terms
accentual; accentuation

Etymology
From medieval accentuatus:, past participle of accentuare:, from accentus:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/@k"sEn.tSU.eIt/|/{k"sEn.tSU.eIt/}}

Translations

 * Bulgarian: акцентувам
 * Catalan: accentuar
 * Dutch: ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: ,


 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: акцентировать
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian: подчертавам, акцентирам
 * Catalan: accentuar
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Luxembourgish: accentuéieren


 * Norwegian: aksentuere,, framheve
 * Polish: akcentować, uwypuklić
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian: поставям ударение
 * Catalan: accentuar
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Polish: akcentować
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Adjective
accentuate


 * 1) Feminine plural form of accentuato

Verb
accentuate