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present participle of accentuate
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1
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
- let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up
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2
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
- the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression
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to make more apparent
- unfortunately, the new bedspread just accentuates the dinginess of the curtains behind the bed
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