accentuate
English
/əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
- (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
- (transitive) To mark with a written accent.
Etymology
Derived from Latin accentuātus, accentus (accent).
Origin
Latin
accentus
Gloss
accent
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- accent English
- accentuable English
- accentuation English
- accentuator English
- acute accent English
- overaccentuate English
- overaccentuation English
- reaccentuate English
- reaccentuation English
- accentuatio Latin
- accentus Latin
- accentuātus Latin
- Akzent German
- accento Italian
- accent French
- accentus French
- acento Spanish, Castilian
- προσῳδία Ancient Greek
- *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European
- acento Portuguese
- akcent Polish
- accent Old English
- acent Old French
- akcent Serbo-Croatian
- accent Catalan, Valencian
- acento Galician
- accent Middle Dutch
- akcents Latvian
- aiccend Old Irish
- acénto Ligurian