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to accentuate
01
to emphasize, highlight, or draw attention to certain features or aspects of something
Transitive: to accentuate a feature or quality
Examples
The artist used vibrant colors to accentuate the beauty of the landscape.
02
to emphasize or give particular prominence to a specific sound or syllable in pronunciation
Transitive: to accentuate a sound or syllable
Examples
She accentuated the first syllable of her name, making sure people pronounced it correctly.
Lexical Tree
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