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re-emphasise vs accentuate

accentuate vs re-emphasise

re-emphasise and accentuate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
re-emphasise No No Yes No
accentuate No No Yes No
As verbs, accentuate is a hypernym of re-emphasise; that is, accentuate is a word with a broader meaning than re-emphasise:
  • re-emphasise: emphasize anew
  • accentuate: to stress, single out as important
Other hypernyms of re-emphasise include accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress.
re-emphasise (verb) accentuate (verb)
emphasize anew to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
Difference between re-emphasise and accentuate

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