What does acentuar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word acentuar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acentuar in Spanish.

The word acentuar in Spanish means accent, emphasize, accentuate, accent, stress. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acentuar

accent

verbo transitivo (tildar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Acentúa la palabra "el" si es pronombre personal.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The teacher told us which words had to be accented.

emphasize, accentuate

verbo transitivo (incrementar) (US)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las declaraciones del ministro acentuaron las malas relaciones con la oposición.
The statements of the minister emphasized (or: accentuated) his bad relationship with the opposition.

accent, stress

verbo pronominal (escribirse con tilde)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El profesor nos decía qué palabras se acentúan.
Our teacher told us which words are accented (or: stressed).

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