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   Ac·cen·tu·ate

   /akˈsen(t)SHəˌwāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make more noticeable or prominent: "his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch" Similar focus attention onbring/call/draw attention topoint upunderlineunderscoreaccenthighlightspotlightforegroundfeaturegive prominence tomake more prominentmake more noticeableplay upbring to the foreheightenstressemphasizeput/lay emphasis onOpposite maskdivert attention from

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘pronounce with accent or stress’): from medieval Latin accentuat- ‘accented’, from the verb accentuare, from Latin accentus ‘tone’ (see accent).

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   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?

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

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

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

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   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.

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   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.

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   To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable. His shaven head accentuates his large round face. American English : accentuate / ækˈsɛntʃueɪt /