accentuate

• accelerate
• accent
• advertise
• aggravate
• amplify
• augment
• bear down on
• boost
• bring attention to
• bring out
• broaden
• call attention to
• consolidate
• deepen
• draw attention to
• emphasize
• enforce
• enhance
• enlarge
• enliven
• exacerbate
• expand
• extend
• feature
• focus
• foreground
• give prominence to
• hasten
• heighten
• highlight
• identify
• illuminate
• intensify
• italicize
• lengthen
• magnify
• make much of
• maximize
• overplay
• pinpoint
• play up
• plug
• point up
• press
• promote
• publicize
• punctuate
• quicken
• redouble
• reenforce
• reinforce
• restrengthen
• sharpen
• spotlight
• step up
• strengthen
• stress
• supplement
• underline
• underscore

• abate
• alleviate
• belittle
• de-emphasize
• decrease
• diminish
• discount
• disparage
• divert attention from
• dwindle
• ease
• lessen
• lighten
• mask
• minimize
• moderate
• play down
• recede
• reduce
• subdue
• subside
• underemphasize
• understate
• wane
• weaken

• verb
  1. To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
  2. To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
  3. To mark with a written accent.

• The designer used bright colors to accentuate the beauty of the dress.
• She decided to accentuate her features with a bold makeup look.
• The lighting in the room was arranged to accentuate the artwork on the walls.
• His speech was meant to accentuate the importance of teamwork.
• The new furniture helped to accentuate the spaciousness of the living room.

magnify

illuminate

make much of

declare

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