verb · transitive · rare

accentuate

accentuate · accentuates · accentuated · accentuating

наголосити, акцентувати, наголошувати

поставить ударение, ставить ударение, акцентировать, проставить ударение

akzentuieren, betonen, hervorheben

To pronounce with an accent or vocal stressTo pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.

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/əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/

» In Esperanto, the second-to-last syllable is accentuated.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
akzentuieren
акценти́роватьakcentírovatʹ, ста́вить ударе́ниеstávitʹ udarénije, поста́вить ударе́ниеpostávitʹ udarénije
акцентува́тиakcentuváty, наголо́шуватиnaholóšuvaty, наголоси́тиnaholosýty
put stress on; utter with an accent
(transitive)To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
betonen, akzentuieren
(transitive)To mark with a written accent.
hervorheben
проставля́ть ударе́ниеprostavljátʹ udarénije, проста́вить ударе́ниеprostávitʹ udarénije, ста́вить ударе́ниеstávitʹ udarénije

Examples

12 sentences

In Esperanto, the second-to-last syllable is accentuated.
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Her striped dress accentuates her slimness.
ruПолосатое платье подчеркивает её стройность.
deIhr gestreiftes Kleid betont ihre schlanke Figur.
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Make-up can accentuate your cheekbones.
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Her stripy dress accentuates her slim figure.
deIhr gestreiftes Kleid betont ihre schlanke Figur.
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This frame accentuates the value of the painting.
deDieser Rahmen unterstreicht den Wert des Gemäldes.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to pronounce with an accent:

Русский

By meaning 2

to pronounce with an accent:

to mark with a written accent:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to pronounce with an accent:

to bring out distinctly:

to mark with a written accent:

Origin

First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive particip

First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus. accent + -u- + -ate.

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