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accentuate

verb

1 accentuate

To stress, single out as important.

synonyms: accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress.

Roget 642: be important etc. adj., be somebody, be something; import, signify, matter, boot, be an object; carry weight etc. (influence) ... show more

Roget 580: utter, breathe; give utterance, give tongue; cry etc. (shout) 411; ejaculate, rap out; vocalize, prolate, articulate, ... show more

Dutch: accentueren, profileren

2 accentuate

Put stress on; utter with an accent.

synonyms: accent, stress.

Dutch: beklemtonen, accentueren, benadrukken


Moby thesaurus: 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.

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