accentuating

Variant of accentuate

accentuate definition

ac·cen·tu·ate (ak sen′c̸ho̵̅o̅ āt′, ək-)

transitive verb accentuated -·at′ed, accentuating -·at′·ing

  1. to pronounce or mark with an accent or stress
  2. to emphasize; heighten the effect of

Etymology: < ML accentuatus, pp. of accentuare < L accentus, accent

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