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Accentuate

/ækˈsen.tʃuˌeɪt/

To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.

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📖 Definitions of "Accentuate"

verb

1
To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
2
To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
3
To mark with a written accent.

🔄 Synonyms of "Accentuate"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
emphasizeverb	(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
stressnoun	(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
accentnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
punctuateverb	(transitive) To add punctuation to.
bring outverb	To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
set offverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.

↔️ Antonyms of "Accentuate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
destressverb	(ergative) To reduce the emotional stress in (another person); to reduce the stress in oneself.
deemphasizeverb	Alternative form of de-emphasize. [(transitive) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Accentuate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
accentverb	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
punctuateverb	(transitive) To add punctuation to.
emphasizeverb	(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
bring outverb	To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
stressverb	(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
set offverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
highlightverb	(transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
underscoreverb	(transitive) To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
underlineverb	To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
emphasiseverb	British standard spelling of emphasize.
reinforceverb	(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
increaseverb	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
strengthenverb	(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
intensifyverb	(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
heightenverb	To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
deepenverb	(transitive) To make deep or deeper
enhanceverb	To augment or make something greater.
compoundverb	(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
exacerbateverb	(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
aggravateverb	(by extension) To make (any bad thing) worse.