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re-emphasize vs accentuate

accentuate vs re-emphasize

re-emphasize and accentuate both are verbs.

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

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