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accentuate

ac·cen·tu·ate

accentuate

 
 
pronunciation:
aek sen chu eIt
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: verb
inflections: accentuates, accentuating, accentuated
definition: to give more emphasis to; draw attention to.
His white T-shirt accentuated his suntan.
similar words:
stress
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)accentuate far, greatly
(v.)accentuate + nounHelp appearance, arch, aspect, asset, belly, breast, characteristic, cheek, color, complexion, conflict, contrast, curve, danger, difference, difficulty, dimension, diversity, division, effect, feature, figure, flavor, foreground, height, hourglass, hue, importance, impression, inequality, leaf, lip, loneliness, mood, narrative, need, nose, pattern, positive, poverty, presence, richness, separation, shape, shine, silhouette, skin, tension, texture, trend, waist  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: accentuation (n.)