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ac·cen·tu·ate (ak sen′c̸ho̵̅o̅ āt′, ək-)
transitive verb accentuated -·at′ed, accentuating -·at′·ing
- to pronounce or mark with an accent or stress
- to emphasize; heighten the effect of
Etymology: < ML accentuatus, pp. of accentuare < L accentus, accent
Related Forms:
- accentuation ac·cen′·tua′·tion noun
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Object
- curve: Shades, texture and dapple are worked gently into the rocking horse body to accentuate the natural curves and muscles.
Used with why or when
- what: Don't dwell on the negative things in your life but accentuate what 's good about it!
Modifying Another Word
- really: The slight reverb and the occasionally whammy on the chord really accentuate what is a very simple and effective melody.
Preposition: by
- fact: Our Lady's presence is accentuated by the fact that it is Suffolk's biggest Catholic church.
Modifying Another Word
- merely: The privatization policies had merely accentuated the power of the market principle over the principle of redistribution.
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A science is said to be useful if its development tends to accentuate the existing inequities in the distribution of wealth, or more directly promotes the destruction of human life.
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