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accentuate

Divide accentuate into syllables:

ac · cen · tu · ate

How to pronounce accentuate:

Synonyms for accentuate:

accent
background
bear down
bring home
bring out
call or draw attention to
downplay
drive home
emphasise
emphasize
evince
express
feature
focus
foreground
give emphasis to
highlight
identify
illuminate
play down
point (up)
point up
press home
punctuate
ram home
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Antonyms for accentuate:

abate
airbrush
attach little importance to
attenuate
avert
belittle
brush aside
cheapen
de-emphasize
deemphasize
deflect
deny
depreciate
devalue
diminish
disacknowledge
discount
divert attention from
do an injustice to
downgrade
downplay
draw away
enervate
extenuate
forget
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