Accentuate
21accentuate — verb a haircut that accentuates your cheekbones Syn: focus attention on, draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, accent, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, play up, bring to the fore, heighten, stress, emphasize …
22accentuate — v stress, emphasize, lay stress or emphasis upon, give emphasis to, punctuate; underline, underscore, italicize, point up, call attention to; feature, highlight, spotlight, give prominence to; intensify, strengthen, deepen, heighten …
23accentuate — ac·cen·tu·ate …
24accentuate — [ækˈsentʃuˌeɪt] verb [T] to make something more noticeable …
25accentuate — ac•cen•tu•ate [[t]ækˈsɛn tʃuˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to give emphasis or prominence to 2) phn to mark or pronounce with an accent • Etymology: 1725–35; < ML accentuātus, ptp. of accentuāre, der. of Laccentus accent ac•cen tu•a′tion, n …
26accentuate — /əkˈsɛntʃueɪt / (say uhk senchoohayt) verb (t) (accentuated, accentuating) 1. to emphasise. 2. to mark or pronounce with an accent. {Medieval Latin accentuātus, past participle} –accentuation /əkˌsɛntʃuˈeɪʃən/ (say uhk.senchooh ayshuhn), noun …
27accentuate — v.tr. emphasize; make prominent. Derivatives: accentuation n. Etymology: med.L accentuare accentuat (as ACCENT) …
28Accentuated — Accentuate Ac*cen tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring… …
29Accentuating — Accentuate Ac*cen tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring… …
30accentuation — accentuate ► VERB ▪ make more noticeable or prominent. DERIVATIVES accentuation noun …
