akcentēt

== Latvian == === Etymology === From akcents, made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ēt). === Pronunciation === === Verb === akcentēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present akcentēju, akcentē, akcentē, past akcentēju) (linguistics) to accentuate, to stress (to pronounce a word or syllable with more emphasis) akcentēt vārda pirmo zilbi ― to stress a word's first syllable loģiski akcentēts vārds ― a logically stressed word (music) to accentuate, to stress (to emphasize a part of a melody) ar pēkšņiem elpas sitieniem izveidojas akcentēts dziedājums ― accented singing is formed with sudden breath pulses to stress, to accentuate (to highlight a thought, an idea, a formal element, etc.) akcentēt savu domu ― to stress his thought asi akcentēts ritms ― a sharply stressed rhythm akcentēt mācību vielā svarīgāko ― to highlight the most important (part) in the teaching material akcentēt gleznā kompozīcijas centru ― to highlight the composition center in a painting partikulu kopas “nu gan” un “gan nu” akcentē gan atsevišķas teikuma daļas, gan arī visa teikuma saturu ― the particle combinations “nu gan” and “gan nu” highlight both a specific part and the whole content of a sentence ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "pronunciation"): intonēt, uzsvērt (of "emphasize"): izcelt, uzsvērt ==== Derived terms ==== prefixed verbs: izakcentēt pārakcentēt ==== Related terms ==== akcentuācija akcents