accentuate

UK: /ækˈsɛntʃueɪt/ US: /ækˈsɛntʃuˌeɪt/ ,(ak sen′cho̅o̅ āt′)

Inflections of 'accentuate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

accentuates

v 3rd person singular

accentuating

v pres p

accentuated

v past

accentuated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•cen•tu•ate /ækˈsɛntʃuˌeɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to give emphasis, importance, or prominence to:
   Try to accentuate the positive aspects.

ac•cen•tu•a•tion /ækˌsɛntʃuˈeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•cen•tu•ate  (ak sen′cho̅o̅ āt′), v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to give emphasis or prominence to.
2. Phonetics to mark or pronounce with an accent.

• Medieval Latin accentuātus intoned (past participle of accentuāre). See accent, -ate¹
• 1725–35

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accentuate / ækˈsɛntʃʊˌeɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to stress or emphasize

acˌcentuˈation noun