单词 | accentuate |
释义 | accentuate/əkˈsɛntʃʊeɪt / /əkˈsɛntjʊeɪt/verb [with object] Make more noticeable or prominent: his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch...
Synonyms focus attention on, bring/call/draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, accent, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, give prominence to, make more prominent, make more noticeable, play up, bring to the fore, heighten, stress, emphasize, put/lay emphasis on OriginMid 18th century: from medieval Latin accentuat- 'accented', from the verb accentuare, from accentus 'tone' (see accent). Rhymes |
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