Reaccentuate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on

    "This contractual approach reaccentuated the element of consent in monogamy, which had always been central to its prominence as a public institution."

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"This contractual approach reaccentuated the element of consent in monogamy, which had always been central to its prominence as a public institution."

Etymology

From re- + accentuate.

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