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    accentuate
    /əkˈsɛn(t)ʃʊeɪt/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCENTUATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ACCENTUATE definition: 1. to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable: 2. to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › accentuateAccentuate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ACCENTUATE is to make (something) more prominent or noticeable : accent, emphasize; also : intensify. How to use accentuate in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › accentuateACCENTUATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Accentuate definition: to give emphasis or prominence to.. See examples of ACCENTUATE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACCENTUATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ACCENTUATE meaning: 1. to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable: 2. to…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › accentuateAccentuate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To accentuate something is to emphasize it. If you want someone to know you’re from the American South, accentuate your accent by laying it on thick, y’all. When you accentuate, you draw attention to something. You could wear a green shirt to accentuate your green eyes, for example.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › accentuateAccentuate - definition of accentuate by The Free Dictionary

    1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: "land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding" (James Fallows). 2. To pronounce with a stress or accent. 3. To mark with an accent. [Medieval Latin accentuāre, accentuāt-, from Latin accentus, accent; see accent .] ac·cen′tu·a′tion n.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaccentuate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    accentuate something to emphasize something or make it easier to notice. Her short hair accentuated her huge eyes. The fundamental patterns of inequality have remained and have been accentuated by the war. When talks did occur, they tended to accentuate differences between the two groups. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCENTUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. Word Frequency. accentuate in American English. (ækˈsɛntʃuˌeɪt ; əkˈsɛntʃuˌeɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: acˈcentuˌated or acˈcentuˌating. 1. to pronounce or mark with an accent or stress. 2. to emphasize; heighten the effect of. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryACCENTUATE definition in American English | Collins English...

    To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable. His shaven head accentuates his large round face. Synonyms: emphasize, stress, highlight, accent More Synonyms of accentuate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. accentuate in American English.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishACCENTUATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    ACCENTUATE definition: to emphasize something so that people notice it: . Learn more.