accentuate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre quelque chose plus visible ou de le mettre en valeur, ou de souligner un trait ou un aspect particulier.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something more noticeable or prominent, or emphasizing a particular feature or aspect.

1. Emphasize or highlightB2formal

   To make something more noticeable or prominent.

   accentuer, souligner

   • The lighting accentuates the beauty of the painting.
   • Her dress accentuated her figure perfectly.
   • The speaker accentuated the importance of teamwork.

   Synonymesaccentemphasizeforegroundhighlightplay uppoint upspotlightstressunderlineunderscore

   Antonymesdownplayminimizesoftenunderstate

2. Stress in pronunciationB2formal

   To pronounce a particular syllable or word with greater force or emphasis.

   Accentuer (en prononciation)

   • In the word 'record', you accentuate the first syllable when it's a noun.
   • She accentuated the final syllable of the word.
   • The teacher asked the student to accentuate the correct part of the word.

   Synonymesaccentemphasiseemphasizestress