accentuate

accentuate is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To pronounce with an accent or with accents. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. transitive verb. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
3. transitive verb. To mark with the written accent.
4. verb. put stress on; utter with an accent

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

   Synonyms: accent, stress

5. verb. to stress, single out as important

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

   Synonyms: accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress

Synonyms

accent, stress, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate

Common word forms

accentuated, accentuates, accentuating

Words from these letters

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