Make-up can accentuate your cheekbones.
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Accentuate
//əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt//
Synonyms for "accentuate" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
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Related words (15)
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9 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
6 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
87 translations across 26 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- շեշտել verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- շեշտել verb (to mark with a written accent)
Belarusian
1 entries- акцэнтава́ць verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Bulgarian
4 entries- акцентирам verb (to bring out distinctly)
- акцентувам verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- подчертавам verb (to bring out distinctly)
- поставям ударение verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Catalan
3 entries- accentuar verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- accentuar verb (to bring out distinctly)
- accentuar verb (to mark with a written accent)
Dutch
4 entries- accentueren verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- beklemtonen verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- beklemtonen verb (to bring out distinctly)
- beklemtonen verb (to mark with a written accent)
Esperanto
1 entries- akcenti verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Finnish
4 entries- korostaa verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- korostaa verb (to bring out distinctly)
- merkitä aksentit verb (to mark with a written accent)
- painottaa verb (to pronounce with an accent)
French
3 entries- accentuer verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- accentuer verb (to bring out distinctly)
- accentuer verb (to mark with a written accent)
German
4 entries- akzentuieren verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- akzentuieren verb (to bring out distinctly)
- betonen verb (to bring out distinctly)
- hervorheben verb (to mark with a written accent)
Irish
1 entries- aiceannaigh verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Italian
3 entries- accentare verb (to mark with a written accent)
- accentuare verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- accentuare verb (to bring out distinctly)
Latvian
4 entries- akcentēt verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- akcentēt verb (to bring out distinctly)
- uzsvērt verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- uzsvērt verb (to bring out distinctly)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- accentuéieren verb (to bring out distinctly)
Macedonian
3 entries- акценти́ра verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- акценти́ра verb (to mark with a written accent)
- нагла́сува verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Norwegian
4 entries- aksentuere verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- aksentuere verb (to bring out distinctly)
- aksentuere verb (to mark with a written accent)
- betone verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Persian
1 entries- تأکید کردن verb (to bring out distinctly)
Polish
4 entries- akcentować verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- akcentować verb (to bring out distinctly)
- akcentować verb (to mark with a written accent)
- podkreślać verb (to bring out distinctly)
Portuguese
3 entries- acentuar verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- acentuar verb (to bring out distinctly)
- acentuar verb (to mark with a written accent)
Romanian
3 entries- accentua verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- accentua verb (to bring out distinctly)
- accentua verb (to mark with a written accent)
Russian
4 entries- акценти́ровать verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- поста́вить ударе́ние verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- поста́вить ударе́ние verb (to mark with a written accent)
- проста́вить ударе́ние verb (to mark with a written accent)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- istàknuti verb (to bring out distinctly)
- naglásiti verb (to bring out distinctly)
Slovene
1 entries- naglasiti verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Spanish
3 entries- acentuar verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- acentuar verb (to bring out distinctly)
- acentuar verb (to mark with a written accent)
Swedish
4 entries- accentuera verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- accentuera verb (to bring out distinctly)
- accentuera verb (to mark with a written accent)
- betona verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Turkish
1 entries- vurgulamak verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Ukrainian
3 entries- акцентува́ти verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- наголо́шувати verb (to pronounce with an accent)
- наголоси́ти verb (to pronounce with an accent)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
At the first-ever Ghana Fashion and Design Week this fall, catwalk spectators can expect to see styles that accentuate the hips and shoulders, said the event’s spokesperson, Ivy Prosper.
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Carmela's high cheekbones accentuate her facial structure, enhancing her natural beauty.
Source: tatoeba (11847192)
A light touch of makeup can accentuate beauty.
Source: tatoeba (13224289)
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