accentuate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to stress, single out as important
    emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
    • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
  2. verb put stress on; utter with an accent
    stress; accent.
    • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word

WordNet

Ac*cen"tu*ate transitive verb
Etymology
LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Accentuated present participle & verbal noun Accentuating
Definitions
  1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
  2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
    In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. London Times.
  3. To mark with the written accent.

Webster 1913