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accentuate

/ækˈsɛntʃueɪt/ /ækˈsɛntʃuːˌeɪt/
  1. 1 vurgulamak, belirginleştirmek, ön plana çıkarmak

Definition (English)

To make something more noticeable or prominent.

Example Sentences

  1. The bright scarf accentuated her new red hair color.
    Parlak eşarp yeni kırmızı saç rengini vurguladı.
  2. His smile seemed to accentuate the joy in his eyes.
    Gülümsemesi gözlerindeki neşeyi belirginleştiriyor gibiydi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base accentuate
/ækˈsɛntʃueɪt/
Past accentuated
/ækˈsɛntʃueɪtɪd/
Participle accentuated
/ækˈsɛntʃueɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑daccentuate → accentuated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. accentuated /ækˈsɛntʃueɪtɪd/

Synonyms

Antonyms

downplayunderstateminimize

Collocations

accentuate the featuresaccentuate the importanceaccentuate the differenceaccentuate the effectaccentuate the contrastaccentuate the beauty