Defenition of the word accentuate
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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
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- 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
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- accentuate
- accentuated
- accentuates
Hyponyms for the word accentuate
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- 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
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- alter
- articulate
- change
- enounce
- enunciate
- evince
- express
- pronounce
- say
- show
- sound out
Antonyms for the word accentuate
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