 accentuate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] to stress, single out as important | |
| Synonyms: | stress emphasize accent emphasise punctuate | |
| Examples: | : "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet." |
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| Related terms: | express emphasize underscore point_up re-emphasise topicalize bear_down background drive_home emphasis stress emphasizing | |
| 2. | [ verb ] direct attention to, as if by means of contrast | |
| Synonyms: | emphasize set_off stress accent bring_out | |
| Examples: | "This dress accentuates your nice figure!" "I set off these words by brackets" |
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| Related terms: | deemphasize change stress foreground pick_up raise background | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put stress on; utter with an accent | |
| Synonyms: | stress accent | |
| Examples: | "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" |
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| Related terms: | pronounce stress dialect accentuation | |
| Similar spelling: |
accented accentual accentuation Acanthaceae accentor acanthus accenting Acanthurus Acanthuridae acanthoma acanthocyte |
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