Accentuate

  • 11Accentuate the Positive — es un álbum grabado en 2004 por Al Jarreau y producido por Tommy LiPuma. Al igual que la canción que da título al álbum, la mayoría de las canciones son de la década de 1940.[1] Canciones Cold Duck (Harris, Jarreau) The Nearness of You… …

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  • 12accentuate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin accentuatus, past participle of accentuare, from Latin accentus Date: circa 1731 accent, emphasize; also intensify < accentuates the feeling of despair > • …

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  • 13accentuate — /ak sen chooh ayt /, v.t., accentuated, accentuating. 1. to give emphasis or prominence to. 2. to mark or pronounce with an accent. [1725 35; < ML accentuatus intoned (ptp. of accentuare). See ACCENT, ATE1] * * * …

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  • 14accentuate — verb /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt,ækˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/ a) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. b) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. See Also: accentual …

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  • 15accentuate — Synonyms and related words: accent, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, place emphasis on, point up, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline,&#8230; …

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  • 16accentuate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stress, accent, strengthen; see emphasize . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. see accent III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To accord emphasis to: accent, emphasize, feature, highlight, italicize, play up, point up, stress,&#8230; …

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  • 17accentuate — ac·cen·tu·ate || æk sentjÊŠeɪt v. stress, emphasize, accent …

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  • 18accentuate — [ək sɛntʃʊeɪt, tjʊ ] verb make more noticeable or prominent. Derivatives accentuation noun Origin C18 (earlier (C15) as accentuation): from med. L. accentuat , accentuare, from L. accentus (see accent) …

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  • 19accentuate — v. a. 1. Mark with accent, put the mark of accent upon. 2. Accent, lay stress upon, pronounce with accent, put the ictus on …

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  • 20accentuate — verb (T) to emphasize something, especially the difference between two conditions or situations accentuation noun (C, U) …

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