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Accentuate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Accentuate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

to stress, single out as important

"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

2

put stress on; utter with an accent

"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

3

To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.

See Also
cameo lighting prominent syncopate stress pronounce soring circumflect bum roll
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
express pronounce
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
background bring out re-emphasise bear down topicalize point up drive home underscore

Origin

Accentuate first appeared in English in 1731, borrowed from Medieval Latin where it meant "emphasized." This term ultimately traces back to the Latin word accentus.

Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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