Accentuation (redirected from accentuations)

ac·cen·tu·ate  (k-snch-t)

tr.v. ac·cen·tu·at·ed, ac·cen·tu·at·ing, ac·cen·tu·ates

1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: "enacted sweeping land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding" (James Fallows).

2. To pronounce with a stress or accent.

3. To mark with an accent.

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[Medieval Latin accenture, accentut-, from Latin accentus, accent; see accent.]

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ac·centu·ation n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accentuation - the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance stress, accent, emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
	2.	accentuation - the act of giving special importance or significance to something accenting, emphasizing action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"