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reaccentuate

reaccentuate verb: to accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on.

Verb

reaccentuate (third-person singular simple present reaccentuates, present participle reaccentuating, simple past and past participle reaccentuated)

  1. To accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on
    • This contractual approach reaccentuated the element of consent in monogamy, which had always been central to its prominence as a public institution.2002, Nancy F. Kott, Public Vows, →ISBN, page 209

Forms of reaccentuate

third-person singular presentreaccentuates
present participlereaccentuating
past participlereaccentuated
pastreaccentuated

Origin of reaccentuate

From re- + accentuate.

Words formed from reaccentuate

Questions about reaccentuate

What does reaccentuate mean?
Reaccentuate means to accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on.
What part of speech is reaccentuate?
Reaccentuate is a verb.
What is the past tense of reaccentuate?
The past tense of reaccentuate is reaccentuated.

Words near reaccentuate in the dictionary

  1. reaccelerations
  2. reaccent
  3. reaccented
  4. reaccenting
  5. reaccents
  6. reaccentuate
  7. reaccentuated
  8. reaccentuates
  9. reaccentuating
  10. reaccentuation
  11. reaccentuations

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