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Defenition of the word accentuate

    • Defenition of the word accentuate

      • To stress, single out as important.
      • To put stress on; to utter with an accent.
      • direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!" "I set off these words by brackets"
      • to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet."
      • put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
      • to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
      • put stress on; utter with an accent
      • to stress, single out as important

    Synonyms for the word accentuate

      • accent
      • bring out
      • draw attention to
      • emphasise
      • emphasize
      • heighten
      • highlight
      • make more noticeable
      • play up
      • punctuate
      • put emphasis on
      • put the accent on
      • set off
      • stress

    Similar words in the accentuate

      • accentuate
      • accentuated
      • accentuates

    Hyponyms for the word accentuate

      • background
      • bear down
      • bring out
      • downplay
      • drive home
      • emphasise
      • emphasize
      • play down
      • point up
      • press home
      • ram home
      • re-emphasise
      • re-emphasize
      • set off
      • topicalize
      • underline
      • underscore

    Hypernyms for the word accentuate

      • alter
      • articulate
      • change
      • enounce
      • enunciate
      • evince
      • express
      • pronounce
      • say
      • show
      • sound out

    Antonyms for the word accentuate

      • deemphasize
      • destress

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