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Meanings of accentuate in English

Portuguese
enfatizar
Catalan
accentuar
Spanish
acentuar
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To stress, single out as important.

        enfatizar
        Usage of accentuate in English
        1
        The method to their madness is simply to accentuate the listening experience.
        The Irish Times
        2
        War does not so much tilt the balance as accentuate the difference.
        What is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War
        3
        Cocaine was used to accentuate, and dextrorphan to attenuate the kindling process.
        Pubmed
        4
        Even the gloom of the house seemed to accentuate with the years.
        The Californians
        5
        Production values are thrifty but resourcefully deployed to accentuate the unglamorous environment.
        Reuters
        6
        Plus, to accentuate the positive, record sales are apparently going up again.
        The Irish Times
        7
        This will accentuate the changes that will come into force from April.
        The Guardian
        8
        As is his wont, Declan Kidney was inclined to accentuate the positive.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Snow on the ground tends to accentuate what we call radiational cooling.
        Radio NZ
        10
        Man's work here seemed but to accentuate the puny insignificance of man.
        Under Handicap / A Novel
        11
        The extra kick will accentuate the flavour of the dish even more!
        The South African
        12
        The slender shafts of the obelisks accentuate the vast proportions of the dome.
        The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition / A P...
        13
        Learn what you like to accentuate about your body and work with that.
        Ebony
        14
        The formation of the Liberty party served to accentuate the division.
        The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
        15
        These imperfections served to accentuate the distance between the past and the present.
        The bourne ultimatum
        16
        So if people are unwell, sometimes these emotional times can accentuate the illness.
        Radio NZ
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        Accentuate through the time
        Accentuate across language varieties
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