adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of accent form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having an accent.

Adjective

1. 1
   bearing a stress or accent wordnet
2. 2
   (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alveolarassimilatedbackbilabialbroadcentral

Example

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"His bushy brows accented his face."

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