Associations to the word «Accentuate»

Wiktionary

ACCENTUATE, verb. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
ACCENTUATE, verb. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
ACCENTUATE, verb. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Dictionary definition

ACCENTUATE, verb. To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet".
ACCENTUATE, verb. Put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates