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accentuate

English

Etymology

  • First attested in 1731.
  • (emphasize): First attested in 1865.
  • From Medieval Latin accentu?tus, past participle of accentu?re, from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?k?sen.t?u.e?t/, /æk?sen.t?u?e?t/

Verb

accentuate (third-person singular simple present accentuates, present participle accentuating, simple past and past participle accentuated)

  1. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
  2. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
    • 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds/Book 2/Chapter 3
      our danger and insolation only accentuated the incompatibility
  3. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Synonyms

  • accent, betone

Related terms

  • accentual
  • accentuation

Translations

Italian

Adjective

accentuate f pl

  1. feminine plural of accentuato

Verb

accentuate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of accentuare
  2. second-person plural imperative of accentuare

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accentuated

English

Verb

accentuated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of accentuate

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