Accentuate Definition
ăk-sĕncho͝o-āt
accentuated, accentuates, accentuating
verb
accentuated, accentuates, accentuating
To stress or emphasize; intensify.
American Heritage
To pronounce or mark with an accent or stress.
Webster's New World
To pronounce with a stress or accent.
American Heritage
To emphasize; heighten the effect of.
Webster's New World
To mark with an accent.
American Heritage
Origin of Accentuate
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Medieval Latin accentuāre accentuāt- from Latin accentus accent accent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Medieval Latin accentuātus, past participle of accentuāre, from accentus.
From Wiktionary
First attested in 1731.
From Wiktionary
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