Accentuate
Accentuate verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Usage example: the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression
Sharpen and accentuate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sharpen" instead a verb "Accentuate".
Sharpen
Sharpen verb - To make sharp or sharper.
Accentuate and sharpen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accentuate" instead a verb "Sharpen".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enhance and accentuate
- enhance and sharpen
- point and accentuate
- point and sharpen
- stress and accentuate
- stress and sharpen
- increase and accentuate
- increase and sharpen
- strengthen and accentuate
- strengthen and sharpen
- aggravate and accentuate
- aggravate and sharpen
- deepen and accentuate
- deepen and sharpen
Common collocations
| image | accentuate image | sharpen image |
Cite this Source
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