accentuate

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ac=cen=tu=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

accentuate, v. t. [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.].

•  To pronounce with an accent or with accents.  [1913 Webster]
•  To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.  [1913 Webster]

  "In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated."  [1913 Webster]
•  To mark with the written accent.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

accentuate, v.tr. emphasize; make prominent.

Derivative

accentuation n.

Etymology

med.L accentuare accentuat- (as ACCENT)

THESAURUS

accentuate

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

ROGET THESAURUS

accentuate

Voice

VB utter, breathe, give utterance, give tongue, cry, ejaculate, rap out, vocalize, prolate, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, accentuate, aspirate, deliver, mouth, whisper in the ear.

Importance

VB be important, be somebody, be something, import, signify, matter, boot, be an object, carry weight, make a figure, 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, value, care for, set store upon, set store by, mark, 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, make much ado about, make much ado of, make much of.