Polyglot Dictionary

acentuar

/asenˈtwaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
acentuo
preterite (yo)
acentué
past participle
acentuado

Meaning

  1. to stress

    • Acentúa la última sílaba.

      Stress the last syllable.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

recalcar

acentuar means to accentuate or emphasize, literally like a written accent, or figuratively; recalcar means to stress or emphasize verbally, insisting on a point.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

estressar

estressar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stress."

Portuguese

frisar

frisar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stress."

Practice

1 What does acentuar mean?

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