accentuate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/, /ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃuˌeɪt/ === Verb === accentuate (third-person singular simple present accentuates, present participle accentuating, simple past and past participle accentuated) (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize. [from 1865] (transitive) To mark with a written accent. ==== Synonyms ==== accent, betone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== accentual accentuation ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /at.t͡ʃen.tuˈa.te/, /at.t͡ʃenˈtwa.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: ac‧cen‧tu‧à‧te, ac‧cen‧tuà‧te === Etymology 1 === ==== Participle ==== accentuate f pl feminine plural of accentuato ==== Adjective ==== accentuate f pl feminine plural of accentuato === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== accentuate inflection of accentuare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === References ===