Accent and Raise

Accent

Accent verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.

Raise and accent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raise" instead a verb "Accent".

Raise

Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

Accent and raise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accent" instead a verb "Raise".

Nearby Words: raised, raising

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good good accent good raise
normal normal accent normal raise
slight slight accent slight raise
bad bad accent bad raise
Other adjectives: new.

Common collocations

time accent time raise time
hell accent hell raise hell
voices accent voices raise voices

Both words in one sentence

  • American Accents: Several characters raise the observation that though Anna is from the South, she doesn't have a Dixie accent.
  • Literature / The Age of Innocence Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Newland doesn't raise his voice often, because this often happens when he does.
  • Parodied in Bottom, while trapped atop a ferris wheel, Richie remarks (in a vaguely American accent) that if he gets through the ordeal, he'll settle down with a good woman in the country, and raise a couple of kids.
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