accentuate as a verb: - 1
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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)
175;
make a figure
etc.
(repute)
873;
be in the ascendant,
come to the front,
lead the way,
take the lead,
play first fiddle,
throw all else into the shade;
lie at the root of;
deserve notice,
merit notice,
be worthy of notice,
be worthy of regard,
be worthy of consideration.
attach importance to,
ascribe importance to,
give importance to
etc.
n.;
value,
care for,
set store upon,
set store by;
mark
etc.
550;
mark with a white stone,
underline;
write in italics,
put in italics,
print in italics,
print in capitals,
print in large letters,
put in large type,
put in letters.
of gold;
accentuate,
emphasize,
lay stress on.
make a fuss about,
make a fuss over,
make a stir about,
make a piece of work about [Fr.],
make much ado about;
make much ado of,
make much of.
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Roget 580:
utter,
breathe;
give utterance,
give tongue;
cry
etc.
(shout)
411;
ejaculate,
rap out;
vocalize,
prolate†,
articulate,
enunciate,
pronounce,
accentuate,
aspirate,
deliver,
mouth;
whisper in the ear.
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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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