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Accentuate meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

20/11/2020
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Today’s word of the day is ‘Accentuate‘. Let us understand more about this word. 

Accentuate [ ak-sen-choo-eyt ]

What is this word’s grammar?

The word is a verb, i.e., describes an action or an occurrence.

Does the word have a past tense? What is it?

Yes, the past form of the verb is accentuated.
What is the meaning of the word?
It means:
accentuate
1. Make more noticeable or prominent

2. Focus attention on

3. Underline

4. Emphasize

How is the word pronounced in popular languages?

1. Hindi- Dabaav ka chihn

2. Spanish – Acentuar

3. French – Accentuer

4. Mandarin – Qiángdiào

How to use this word in a sentence?

1. “His jacket, unfortunately, accentuated his paunch.”

2. The birth of the child only served to accentuate her unimportance in the house.

3. Even the gloom of the house seemed to accentuate with the years.

4. The birth of the child only served to accentuate her unimportance in the house.

5. Perhaps it was hardly wise so to accentuate the passion on paper.

What are some synonyms of the word of the day?

Some synonyms of the word are:

Focus attention on, bring/call/draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, accent, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, give prominence to, make more prominent, make more noticeable, play up, bring to the fore

heighten, stress, emphasize, put/lay emphasis on, emphasize, spotlight, stress, etc.

What are some antonyms of the word of the day?

Some antonyms of the word are:

Mask, divert attention to, etc.

Quotation:

If you look for things your partner does wrong, you can always find something. If you look for what he or she does right, you can always find something, too. It all depends on what you want to look for. Happy couples accentuate the positive.

Mark Goulston

Social Example:

This is the tweet @ZippyChuck deleted, it might help understanding his daft subsequent tweets. pic.twitter.com/2ZXqmofx7B

— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) November 18, 2020

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