Meanings
verboveraccentuate (third-person singular simple present overaccentuates, present participle overaccentuating, simple past and past participle overaccentuated)
present singular third person overaccentuates · participle present overaccentuating · participle past overaccentuated · past overaccentuated
- To accentuate too much.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
- Proto-Italic*kanō
- Latincanō
- Latinaccinō
- Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
- Latinaccentus
- Latinaccentuō
- Medieval Latinaccentuātus
- Englishaccentuate
- Englishoveraccentuate
From over- + accentuate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian túlhangsúlyoz
- túlhangsúlyozto accentuate too much
Cite this entry
APA
overaccentuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaccentuate
MLA
“overaccentuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaccentuate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overaccentuate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaccentuate.
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