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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.
The speaker gestured dramatically to accentuate key points during the presentation.
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.
He accentuated the final consonant of each word to give his speech a crisp and authoritative tone.
Lexical Tree
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