Accentuating

Accentuating
Accentuate Ac*cen"tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents. [1913 Webster]

2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. [1913 Webster]

In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. --London Times. [1913 Webster]

3. To mark with the written accent. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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