accentuate

UK /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/ US /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.

2

To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.

our danger and insolation only accentuated the incompatibility

These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

3

To mark with a written accent.

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