accentuate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

stress

emphasize

accent

highlight

underline

punctuate

emphasise

play up

set off

underscore

intensify

intone

italicize

key

🔑

observe

pinpoint

pitch

concentrate on

call attention to

put the stress on

reaffirm

redouble

remark

topicalize

sharpen

show off

tone

tune

blow up

put emphasis upon

aggravate

weight

heighten

foreground

Translations

acentuar

accentuer

acentuar

beklemtonen

souligner

accentuare

accentueren

benadrukken

akzentuieren

accentuar

accentare

hervorheben

betonen

sottolineare

enfatizar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus.