English
Etymology
From medieval L. accentuatus, past participle of accentuare, from accentus.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-accentuate.ogg|Audio (US)
a|US IPA|/�k�sen.t�u.eɪt/
Verb
en-verb|accentuat|ing
- transitive To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
- transitive To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
#* In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. - London Times
- transitive To mark with a written accent.
Related terms
accentuation
Translations
trans-top|to pronounce with an accent
Dutch: beklemtonen, accentueren
German: akzentuieren
Italian: accentuare
trans-mid
Norwegian: aksentuere, betone
Portuguese: acentuar
trans-bottom
trans-top|to bring out distinctly
Dutch: benadrukken, beklemtonen
French: accentuer
Italian: accentuare
trans-mid
Norwegian: aksentuere, betone, framheve
Portuguese: acentuar
trans-bottom
trans-top|to mark with the written accent
Dutch: beklemtonen
French: accentuer
German: hervorheben
trans-mid
Portuguese: acentuar
trans-bottom
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ttbc|Interlingua: accentuar
ttbc|Spanish: acentuar
Italian
Verb form
accentuate
- second person plural present tense of accentuare
- second person plural imperative of accentuare
Category:Italian verb forms
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