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ac·cen·tu·ate A0038200 (ăk-sĕn′cho͞o-āt′)tr.v. ac·cen·tu·at·ed, ac·cen·tu·at·ing, ac·cen·tu·ates 1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: "land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding" (James Fallows).2. To pronounce with a stress or accent.3. To mark with an accent. [Medieval Latin accentuāre, accentuāt-, from Latin accentus, accent; see accent.] ac·cen′tu·a′tion n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | accentuation - the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterancestress, accent, emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" | | 2. | accentuation - the act of giving special importance or significance to somethingaccenting, emphasizingaction - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
accentuationnounSpecial weight placed upon something considered important:accent, emphasis, stress.TranslationsBetonungτονισμόςaccentaturaaccentuazioneакцентуацияaccentuationenUS
accentuation[ak‚sen·chə′wā·shən] (electronics) The enhancement of signal amplitudes in selected frequency bands with respect to other signals. accentuationenUS
Synonyms for accentuationnoun special weight placed upon something considered importantSynonymsSynonyms for accentuationnoun the use or application of an accentRelated Wordsnoun the act of giving special importance or significance to somethingSynonymsRelated Words |