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ACCENTUATE

\aksˈɛnt͡ʃuːˌe͡ɪt], \aksˈɛnt‍ʃuːˌe‍ɪt], \a_k_s_ˈɛ_n_tʃ_uː_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of ACCENTUATE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
To mark with the written accent.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
To mark with the written accent.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To emphasize in speaking or writing; to lay stress upon.
Accentuation.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Accentuation.
To give accent to; emphasize.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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