reaccentuate

English

Etymology

re- +‎ accentuate

Verb

reaccentuate (third-person singular simple present reaccentuates, present participle reaccentuating, simple past and past participle reaccentuated)

1. To accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on
   • 2002, Nancy F. Kott, Public Vows‎^[1], →ISBN, page 209:

     This contractual approach reaccentuated the element of consent in monogamy, which had always been central to its prominence as a public institution.

Derived terms

• reaccentuation

Related terms

• accentuate
• deaccentuate