Meaning

3 senses

  1. (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

  2. (transitive)To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.

    betonen, akzentuieren

  3. (transitive)To mark with a written accent.

    hervorheben

    проставля́ть ударе́ниеprostavljátʹ udarénije, проста́вить ударе́ниеprostávitʹ udarénije, ста́вить ударе́ниеstávitʹ udarénije

Examples

12 sentences

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

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  2. Her striped dress accentuates her slimness.

    ruПолосатое платье подчеркивает её стройность. — Karok

    deIhr gestreiftes Kleid betont ihre schlanke Figur. — MUIRIEL

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  3. Make-up can accentuate your cheekbones.

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  4. Her stripy dress accentuates her slim figure.

    deIhr gestreiftes Kleid betont ihre schlanke Figur. — MUIRIEL

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  5. This frame accentuates the value of the painting.

    deDieser Rahmen unterstreicht den Wert des Gemäldes. — Sudajaengi

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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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Forms

accentuates, accentuating, accentuated, accentuated
Base formaccentuate · to accentuate
3rd person singularaccentuates
Present participleaccentuating
Past simpleaccentuated
Past participleaccentuated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaccentuate
he, she, itaccentuates

Past simpleLesson

all personsaccentuated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave accentuated
he, she, ithas accentuated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill accentuate

Synonyms

6 synonyms
accentB1betone
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
Relatedaccentualaccentuationaccent
Derivedaccentuableaccentuatormisaccentuateoveraccentuatereaccentuateunaccentuated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
acceleratoraccelerometeraccentB1acceptA2acceptability

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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