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accentuating

accentuating is the present participle and gerund of accentuate.

Meaning of accentuate

Verb

accentuate (third-person singular simple present accentuates, present participle accentuating, simple past and past participle accentuated)

  1. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
  2. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
    • our danger and insolation only accentuated the incompatibility1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds/Book 2/Chapter 3
  3. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Questions about accentuating

What is accentuating the present participle and gerund of?
Accentuating is the present participle and gerund of accentuate.

Words near accentuating in the dictionary

  1. accentuality
  2. accentually
  3. accentuate
  4. accentuated
  5. accentuates
  6. accentuating
  7. accentuation
  8. accentuations
  9. accentuator
  10. accentuators
  11. accentus

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