accentuate

Verb

Meaning

To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.

To mark with the written accent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

accent stress emphasize punctuate emphasise mark point feature maximize foreground articulate deepen intensify heighten accented
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Antonyms

cloud hide minimize suppress obscure mask
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Hypernyms

show say evince express pronounce articulate

Hyponyms

background emphasize underline underscore drive home emphasise

Related terms

accentuation accentual

Derivatives

accentuated accentuating

Examples

In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word Source: Internet

Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet Source: Internet

Additionally, the presence of major players such as Cardinal Health, Inc., Becton Dickinson, and Company, Atlanta Biomedical Corporation, Moog, Inc., etc. further accentuate the market growth in the region. Source: Internet

After three and a half years of unprecedented success in international markets, the Quattroporte has undergone a substantial restyling to accentuate its elegance without altering its signature Maserati personality. Source: Internet

It became popular for some punk women to accentuate their bodies in ridiculous ways, such as stuffing their pants to make exaggerated labia outlines, as if parodying male crotch stuffing. Source: Internet

However, the sides consisted of four strings that sat high on her hips to accentuate her hourglass figure. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

accentual-syllabic accentuality accentually accentuates the issue accentuates the point accentuation