Sunday, August 21, 2016

ACCENTUATE

WORD: ACCENTUATE

MEANING:
1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: "land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding" (James Fallows).
2. To pronounce with a stress or accent.
3. To mark with an accent.
4. emphasize, highlight

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The Professor accentuated on British English.
2. Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair.

PRONOUNCE:
ac·cen·tu·ate - ऐक्सेन्चूएट / ऐक्सेन्चूऐट

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