accentuate

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/, /æk.ˈsen.tʃu.ˌeɪt/

Verb

accentuate (accentuates, present participle accentuating; past and past participle accentuated)

1. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
2. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.

   • In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated.

3. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Synonyms

• accent, betone

Related terms

• accentual
• accentuation

Translations

• French: accentuer
• German: akzentuieren
• Italian: accentuare
• Portuguese: acentuar
• Russian: акценти́ровать
• Spanish: acentuar

Translations

• French: accentuer
• Italian: accentuare
• Portuguese: acentuar
• Spanish: acentuar

Translations

• French: accentuer
• German: hervorheben
• Italian: accentare
• Portuguese: acentuar
• Russian: проставля́ть ударе́ние
• Spanish: acentuar

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