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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb accentuate has 2 senses

• accentuate(v = verb.communication) accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
is one way to evince, express, show
Derived forms noun accent₂, noun accentuation₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• accentuate(v = verb.communication) accent, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
is one way to articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
Derived forms noun accent₅, noun accent₄, noun accent₁, noun accent₃, noun accentuation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

CIDE DICTIONARY

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

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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.

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