| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To emphasize, overemphasize or underline.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To increase, heighten or enhance.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb accentuate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (accentuate) | 1. To stress, single out as important.[Wordnet]. 2. Put stress on; utter with an accent.[Wordnet]. 3. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.[Websters]. 4. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.[Websters]. 5. To mark with the written accent.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: accentuating, accentuated, accentuates, accentuator, accentuators, accentuatingly and accentuatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "ACCENTUATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references) |
Specialty Definition: accentuate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | Accent, emphasize, or to intensify. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
