circumflectv.
/səːkəmˈflɛkt/ 1. † b. figurative. To accentuate, emphasize (cf. circumflex n. 1b).
a. transitive. Grammar. To mark with a circumflex accent.
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society > communication > writing > written character > represent by written character [verb (transitive)] > diacritic > type of diacritic
circumflex1565
acute1609
circumflect1751
dagesh1751
dash1836
umlaut1976
1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 80 Nouns of the First Declension circumflect the Genitive Plural.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > attach importance to > render outstanding
aggravate1549
accent1595
to lay weight upon1600
emphase1631
circumflect1643
to lay (also place, put) stress on (also upon)1653
to set home1656
forestall1657
circumflex1661
signalize1698
to lay stress, weight, emphasis on or upon1748
emphasize1793
accentuate1817
stress1845
to rub in1851
to draw out1855
underline1880
punctuate1883
peak1887
underscore1891
to point up1926
1643 Sober Sadness 1 To circumflect the sad accents of their just Complaint.
2. To bend round. (In modern dictionaries.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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