accentuate

[US]/əkˈsentʃueɪt/
[UK]/əkˈsentʃueɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. emphasize; reinforce the stress or accentuation; worsen; make more serious.

Phrases & Collocations

accentuate the positive

accentuate your features

accentuate the importance

accentuate the contrast

accentuate the beauty

Example Sentences

to manage your way out of recession, accentuate the positive .

The dark frame accentuates the brightness of the picture.

Accentuate the word“accent”on the first syllable.

The problem is accentuated by a shortage of water and electricity.

his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch.

Her black hair accentuated the delicateness of her skin.

Coinstantaneous waist, ham and coxal sarcous convulsion can accentuate illness.

Her black hair accentuated the whiteness of her skin.

Her short hair accentuated her eyes.

Her sunburnt skin accentuates the fairness of her hair.

(2) the inverse relation between sibship size and a child's schooling accentuates for the cohorts 1950-59 and 1960-69;

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