verb (used with object),ac·cen·tu·at·ed,ac·cen·tu·at·ing.
to give emphasis or prominence to.
to mark or pronounce with an accent.
Origin of accentuate
1725–35; <Medieval Latin accentuātus intoned (past participle of accentuāre). See accent, -ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM accentuate
o·ver·ac·cen·tu·ate,verb (used with object),o·ver·ac·cen·tu·at·ed,o·ver·ac·cen·tu·at·ing.re·ac·cen·tu·ate,verb (used with object),re·ac·cen·tu·at·ed,re·ac·cen·tu·at·ing.un·ac·cen·tu·at·ed,adjectivewell-ac·cen·tu·at·ed,adjective
These Bormioli Rocco glasses “are the best combination of visual appeal, durability, and flexibility in terms of accentuating as many types of wines as possible,” says Kyle Davidson, formerly beverage director and general manager of Elske in Chicago.
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They accentuate the human rights concern that a person’s sexuality is their personal decision.
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An unoccupied, staged office can accentuate this as a huge selling point.
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A situation like the current one is likely to accentuate his weakness.
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And we have every reason for this split to continue and accentuate itself tonight.
The Old and White vs. The Young and Brown|Matthew Zeitlin|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Assuming that Romney does indeed lose, I advise Republicans to accentuate the positive.
Obama Will Probably Win. Here Are Some Reasons For Republicans to be Cheerful.|Megan McArdle|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With the lines drawn for November, Republicans tended to accentuate the positive.
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In the film, Cattrall carries an extra 20 pounds and does everything to accentuate her age.
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The idea may be merely introduced in order to accentuate the description of utter desolation.
Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon|Walter Adeney
The state of his liver and of her general health would naturally have tended to accentuate any differences that arose.
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron|Francis Henry Gribble
Islands of settlement served but to accentuate the unpopulated condition of the Rocky Mountain West.
The Last American Frontier|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson
He has chosen for dramatic purposes to accentuate the poetic side of Wolfram's character.
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There was no hiss of tense feathers to accentuate it, as in the upper vast of air.
The Haunters of the Silences|Charles G. D. Roberts