accentuate

//əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

accentuateInfinitive
accentuatePresent tense
accentuatedPast tense
accentuatedPast participle
accentuatingPresent participle
accentuatesThird-person singular
1

To make something more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize or highlight.

The dark frame accentuates the colors in the painting.

2

To pronounce with an accent or stress.

You need to accentuate the second syllable of this word.