accentuate

• First attested in 1731.
• (emphasize): First attested in 1865.
• From Medieval Latin accentuātus, past participle of accentuāre, from accentus.

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/, /æk.ˈsen.tʃu.ˌeɪt/

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accentuate (third-person singular simple present accentuates, present participle accentuating, simple past and past participle accentuated)

1. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
2. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
   • In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. - London Times
   • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad‎:

     These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

3. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

• accent, betone

• accentual
• accentuation

accentuate f pl

1. feminine plural of accentuato

accentuate

1. second-person plural present indicative of accentuare
2. second-person plural imperative of accentuare