Dictionary Definition
accentuate
Verb
1 to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones
emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent]
2 put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi,
you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From medieval accentuatus, past participle of accentuare, from accentus.Pronunciation
- /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/|/ækˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/, /@k"sEn.tSU.eIt/, /
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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