Accentuate

Definition of Accentuate

Ac`cen´tu`ate
v. t.1.To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
[imp. & p. p. Accentuated ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.]
2.To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated.
- London Times.
3.To mark with the written accent.

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accent, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, place emphasis on, point up, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore
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