Accentuate
Accentuate verb - Stress or single out as important.
Show and accentuate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Accentuate".
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Accentuate and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accentuate" instead a verb "Show".
Common collocations
| strength | accentuate strength | show strength |
| nature | accentuate nature | show nature |
| appearance | accentuate appearance | show appearance |
| amount | accentuate amount | show amount |
| Other words: features, effects, behavior, traits, scenes, tendencies. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Accentuate the Negative: Played straight in the first few episodes — Eli even regrets that he claimed Batfink was a bad show — but notably averted in the later ones.
Source: Web Video / The Cartoon Hero -
He once brought an actual kitten onto the show to help accentuate a joke that involved killing it- but, thankfully, it was Played for Laughs.
Source: Series / The Colbert Report -
She's Got Legs: Almost all of the women who appear in his audience, as well as serve as assistants of the day seem to almost always wear something that would show off and/or accentuate their legs, from short skirts to leggings.
Source: Series / The Doctor Oz Show
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