Definitions
put stress on; utter with an accent
Word origin
First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus. accent + -u- + -ate.
Used in a sentence
“our danger and insolation only accentuated the incompatibility”
“These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.”
“Several digital effects are supported by Deck, ranging from a digital equalizer, which lets you accentuate or attenuate certain frequencies, to a stereoizer, which processes a mono- phonic recording to simulate stereo.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Emphasize”10 letters
02“Make stand out”10 letters
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