ac·cen·tu·ate  ( ăk-s ĕn ch - āt ′)
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tr.v. ac·cen·tu·at·ed, ac·cen·tu·at·ing, ac·cen·tu·ates 1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: "land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding" (James Fallows). 2. To pronounce with a stress or accent. 3. To mark with an accent.
[Medieval Latin accentuāre, accentuāt-, from Latin accentus, accent; see ACCENT.]
ac·cen′tu·ation n. |
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