accentuates

• accelerates
• accent
• accents
• advertises
• aggravates
• amplifies
• augments
• bears down on
• boosts
• bring attention to
• brings out
• broadens
• call attention to
• consolidates
• deepens
• draw attention to
• emphasize
• emphasizes
• enforces
• enhances
• enlarges
• enlivens
• exacerbates
• expands
• extends
• feature
• features
• focuses
• focusses
• foregrounds
• give prominence to
• hastens
• heightens
• highlight
• highlights
• identifies
• illuminates
• intensifies
• italicizes
• lengthens
• magnifies
• makes much of
• maximizes
• overplays
• pinpoints
• plays up
• plugs
• point up
• presses
• promotes
• publicizes
• punctuates
• quickens
• redoubles
• reenforces
• reinforces
• restrengthens
• sharpens
• spotlight
• spotlights
• steps up
• strengthens
• stress
• stresses
• supplements
• underline
• underlines
• underscore
• underscores

• abates
• alleviates
• belittles
• de-emphasizes
• decreases
• diminishes
• discounts
• disparages
• divert attention from
• dwindles
• eases
• lessens
• lightens
• mask
• minimizes
• moderates
• plays down
• recedes
• reduces
• subdues
• subsides
• underemphasizes
• understates
• wanes
• weakens

• 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 bright red lipstick accentuates her smile beautifully.
• The lighting in the room accentuates the elegant architecture of the building.
• His use of metaphors accentuates the emotional depth of his poetry.
• The black dress accentuates her slender figure.
• This new policy accentuates the importance of environmental sustainability.

magnifies

illuminates

makes much of

declares

lays down

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