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accentuateaccentuate /əkˈsɛntʃuˌeɪt, æk-/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYaccentuateOrigin: 1700-1800 Medieval Latin, past participle of accentuare, from Latin accentus; ➔ ACCENT1 VERB TABLEaccentuate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | accentuate | | he, she, it | accentuates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | accentuated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have accentuated | | he, she, it | has accentuated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had accentuated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will accentuate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have accentuated |
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| Present | I | am accentuating | | he, she, it | is accentuating | | you, we, they | are accentuating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was accentuating | | you, we, they | were accentuating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been accentuating | | he, she, it | has been accentuating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been accentuating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be accentuating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been accentuating |
► accentuate the positive Albright continued to accentuate the positive, focusing on areas of agreement. THESAURUSto say or show that you think something is especially important► emphasizeto say or show that you think something is especially important: My parents emphasized the importance of education. The report emphasized the need for stricter safety standards. ► stress stress means the same as emphasize but is slightly more informal: Mother always stressed the importance of good manners. ► highlight to emphasize something such as a problem or a fact so that people will pay special attention to it: Your résumé should highlight your skills and experience. ► underline/underscore if a fact or event underlines or underscores that something is true, it emphasizes that it is true or exists: The recent attack in the park underlines the need for more police. ► accentuate to emphasize something, especially the differences between two things or situations: The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor. ► exaggerate to emphasize something too much so that something seems more important, better, larger, etc. than it really is: News reports exaggerated the severity of the disaster. ► overemphasize to emphasize something too much: I think the possible risks have been overemphasized. to emphasize something, especially the difference between two conditions, situations, etc.: The photograph seemed to accentuate his large nose. Albright continued to accentuate the positive, focusing on areas of agreement.► see thesaurus at emphasize—accentuation /əkˌsɛntʃuˈeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |