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Webster 1913 Edition
Accentuate
Ac-cen′tu-ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Accentuated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Accentuating
.] [LL.
accentuatus
, p. p. of accentuare
, fr. L. accentus
: cf. F. accentuer
.] 1.
To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2.
To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more
accentuated
. London Times.
3.
To mark with the written accent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accentuate
ACCENT'UATE
,Verb.
T.