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accentuate
[ ak-sen-choo-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to give emphasis or prominence to.
- to place the stress or emphasis on (a particular syllable or word) when pronouncing it or showing its pronunciation.
accentuate
/ ækˈsɛntʃʊˌeɪt /
verb
- tr to stress or emphasize
Derived Forms
- acˌcentuˈation, noun
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of accentuate1
Example Sentences
His blue hair and big eyes are accentuated with large, round glasses.
After Edward elects to undergo an experimental medical treatment, he begins to transform — his old face literally crumbles off — and the theme accentuates his melancholy and metamorphosis with dark beauty and sludgy textures.
She was a few years younger than Queen Victoria, and looked rather like her, in dress and bearing, and took to accentuating the resemblance.
She’s a natural beauty, with her long, sandy blond hair partially tied back accentuating her soulful hazel eyes and infectious smile.
It's only right that "Beetlejuice" accentuates the fleetingness of teenage intensity through a tragic opera.
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