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reaccentuating

reaccentuating is the present participle and gerund of reaccentuate.

Meaning of reaccentuate

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

Questions about reaccentuating

What is reaccentuating the present participle and gerund of?
Reaccentuating is the present participle and gerund of reaccentuate.

Words near reaccentuating in the dictionary

  1. reaccenting
  2. reaccents
  3. reaccentuate
  4. reaccentuated
  5. reaccentuates
  6. reaccentuating
  7. reaccentuation
  8. reaccentuations
  9. reaccept
  10. reacceptance
  11. reacceptances

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