Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to accentuate
Participle: accentuated
Gerund: accentuating
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | accentuate |
| you | accentuate |
| he;she;it | accentuates |
| we | accentuate |
| you | accentuate |
| they | accentuate |
Perfect
| I | have accentuated |
| you | have accentuated |
| he;she;it | has accentuated |
| we | have accentuated |
| you | have accentuated |
| they | have accentuated |
Past
| I | accentuated |
| you | accentuated |
| he;she;it | accentuated |
| we | accentuated |
| you | accentuated |
| they | accentuated |
Pluperfect
| I | had accentuated |
| you | had accentuated |
| he;she;it | had accentuated |
| we | had accentuated |
| you | had accentuated |
| they | had accentuated |
Future
| I | will accentuate |
| you | will accentuate |
| he;she;it | will accentuate |
| we | will accentuate |
| you | will accentuate |
| they | will accentuate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have accentuated |
| you | will have accentuated |
| he;she;it | will have accentuated |
| we | will have accentuated |
| you | will have accentuated |
| they | will have accentuated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | accentuate |
| you | accentuate |
| he;she;it | accentuate |
| we | accentuate |
| you | accentuate |
| they | accentuate |
Perfect
| I | have accentuated |
| you | have accentuated |
| he;she;it | have accentuated |
| we | have accentuated |
| you | have accentuated |
| they | have accentuated |
Imperfect
| I | accentuated |
| you | accentuated |
| he;she;it | accentuated |
| we | accentuated |
| you | accentuated |
| they | accentuated |
Pluperfect
| I | had accentuated |
| you | had accentuated |
| he;she;it | had accentuated |
| we | had accentuated |
| you | had accentuated |
| they | had accentuated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would accentuate |
| you | would accentuate |
| he;she;it | would accentuate |
| we | would accentuate |
| you | would accentuate |
| they | would accentuate |
Perfect
| I | would have accentuated |
| you | would have accentuated |
| he;she;it | would have accentuated |
| we | would have accentuated |
| you | would have accentuated |
| they | would have accentuated |
Imperative
| you | accentuate |
| we | Let's accentuate |
| you | accentuate |
Verbs conjugated like 'accentuate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'accentuate'
reaccentuate,
accelerate,
acceptilate,
acculturate,
actuate,
aestuate,
argentate,
attenuate,
eventuate,
licentiate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1731, from M.L. accentuatus, pp. of accentuare "to accent," from L. accentus (see accent).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
4. Proto-Italic *ad
5. Proto-Italic *ad-
6. Latin ad-
7. Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-
8. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti
9. Proto-Italic *kanō
10. Latin canō
11. Latin accinō
12. Proto-Indo-European *-tus
13. Proto-Italic *-tus
14. Latin -tus
15. ▲
16. Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq.
17. Latin accentus
18. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
19. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
20. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
21. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
22. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
23. Proto-Italic *-ājō
24. Proto-Italic *-āō
25. Latin -ō
26. Latin accentuō
27. Medieval Latin accentuātusbor.
28. English accentuate
29. First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus. accent + -u- + -ate.
Sample Sentences
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our danger and insolation only accentuated the incompatibility [1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds/Book 2/Chapter 3:]
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These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them. [1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:]
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Attempts by Waterloo signalmen to clear the points by power operation eventually exhausted point motor batteries, which are fed by trickle chargers, and a blown fuse accentuated the problem; thus, even when the points had been cleared of ice, no power was available to operate them until the batteries were sufficiently recharged. [1962 March 26, “The New Year Freeze-up on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 159:]
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Several digital effects are supported by Deck, ranging from a digital equalizer, which lets you accentuate or attenuate certain frequencies, to a stereoizer, which processes a mono- phonic recording to simulate stereo. [1991, Macworld, volume 8, PC World Communications:]
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Eating meat does not conform to God's original intention, and resorting to carnivorism merely accentuates an unattractive part of human nature. [2004, Mark H Bernstein, Without A Tear, University of Illinois, published 2004, page 67:]
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Soft girl makeup, as the name suggests is a pastel, sweet style that focuses on accentuating natural features with a signature element being blush and faux freckles. [2022 November 26, Vaishnavi Maloth, “Popular Makeup Aesthetics to Follow”, in Tulip, volume 13, number 5, page 66:]