accentuate

English Thesaurus

1. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out,
definition	:	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (verb.communication)

2. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	evince, express, show,
definition	:	give expression to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	background, downplay, play down,
definition	:	understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

hyponym	:	bring out, set off,
definition	:	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change)

hyponym	:	re-emphasise, re-emphasize,
definition	:	emphasize anew (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bear down,
definition	:	pay special attention to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	topicalize,
definition	:	emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	point up,
definition	:	emphasize, especially by identification (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	drive home, press home, ram home,
definition	:	make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore,
definition	:	give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

3. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accent mark,
definition	:	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis, stress,
definition	:	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, speech pattern,
definition	:	distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, dialect, idiom,
definition	:	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

4. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

5. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accent mark,
definition	:	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis, stress,
definition	:	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, speech pattern,
definition	:	distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, dialect, idiom,
definition	:	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

6. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)