Meanings
verbreaccentuate (third-person singular simple present reaccentuates, present participle reaccentuating, simple past and past participle reaccentuated)
present singular third person reaccentuates · participle present reaccentuating · participle past reaccentuated · past reaccentuated
- To accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on
This contractual approach reaccentuated the element of consent in monogamy, which had always been central to its prominence as a public institution.
2002, Nancy F. Kott, Public Vows, →ISBN, page 209
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- 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
- Englishreaccentuate
From re- + accentuate.
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APA
reaccentuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccentuate
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“reaccentuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccentuate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaccentuate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccentuate.
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