Accentuate

WOTD - 17 January 2008    

English

Etymology

From medieval Latin accentuātus, past participle of accentuāre, from accentus.

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/, /ækˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/, SAMPA: /@k"sEn.tSU.eIt/, /{k"sEn.tSU.eIt/

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Verb

Infinitive to Accentuate

Third person singular accentuat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Accentuate (third-person singular simple present accentuat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
2. (transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
   • In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. - London Times
3. (transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Related terms

• accentual
• accentuation

Translations

to pronounce with an accent

Bulgarian: акцентувам bg(bg) Catalan: accentuar ca(ca) Dutch: beklemtonen nl(nl), accentueren nl(nl) German: akzentuieren de(de) Italian: accentuare it(it)

Norwegian: aksentuere, betone Polish: akcentować pl(pl) Portuguese: acentuar pt(pt) Spanish: acentuar es(es) Swedish: accentuera sv(sv), betona sv(sv)

to bring out distinctly

Bulgarian: подчертавам bg(bg), акцентирам bg(bg) Catalan: accentuar ca(ca) Dutch: benadrukken nl(nl), beklemtonen nl(nl) French: accentuer fr(fr) Italian: accentuare it(it)

Norwegian: aksentuere, betone, framheve Polish: akcentować, uwypuklić Portuguese: acentuar pt(pt) Spanish: acentuar es(es) Swedish: accentuera sv(sv), betona sv(sv)

to mark with a written accent

Bulgarian: поставям ударение bg(bg) Catalan: accentuar ca(ca) Dutch: beklemtonen nl(nl) French: accentuer fr(fr) German: hervorheben de(de)

Polish: akcentować Portuguese: acentuar pt(pt) Spanish: acentuar es(es) Swedish: accentuera sv(sv)

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• Interlingua: accentuar

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Italian

Adjective

accentuate f.

1. Feminine plural form of accentuato

Verb

accentuate

1. Second-person plural present tense of accentuare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of accentuare#Italian.
3. Feminine plural of accentuato.

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