Accentuate and Intensify

Accentuate

Accentuate verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Usage example: the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression

Intensify is a synonym for accentuate in enhance topic. In some cases you can use "Intensify" instead a verb "Accentuate", when it comes to topics like speech, emphasise, escalate.

Intensify

Intensify verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Usage example: intensified her efforts to preserve the town's historic buildings and landmarks

Accentuate is a synonym for intensify in enhance topic. You can use "Accentuate" instead a verb "Intensify", if it concerns topics such as speech, severe, emphasise, escalate.

Common collocations

effect accentuate effect intensify effect
moment accentuate moment intensify moment
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