/ Dictionary / Index A accentuate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac•cen•tu•ate Pronunciation: (ak-sen'ch-āt"), [key] — -at•ed, -at•ing. to give emphasis or prominence to. to mark or pronounce with an accent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: accentuate (Thesaurus) accentual accentuation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: menagerie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language