ACCENTUATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of accentuated in English

(Definition of accentuated from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of accentuated

accentuated

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

These differences are likely to be accentuated when some countries implement pension reforms, such as more pre-funding schemes.
This pattern was often accentuated whilst breathing out between phrases, when the process needed to be quick, or whilst trying to play quietly.
This factor may be slightly accentuated by the varying length of the life-cycle in different foodstuffs.
This sense of separation is accentuated by the structure climbing higher than the adjacent roof line to admit light from the south.
This accentuated economic nationalism and gave the national economy an organized competitive advantage in the international economy.
This can be accentuated in microsatellites by the number of loci required to study the population in question.
Acoustic properties of the instruments are accentuated during the solo part, and natural noises of the recorder arise when amplified through a microphone.
Like involvement in commerce and banking, this political modification of the traditional aristocratic role in society further accentuated divisions within the nobility.
The centralisation of services coupled with the closure of community hospitals has accentuated the difficulties faced by rural populations who were already disadvantaged and vulnerable.
As demonstrations mounted, demanding a reduction in the cost of living and food prices, criticism of the state education system became more accentuated.
The concerns of the parents may be accentuated by misinformation being unwittingly passed on by friends and well-meaning extended family.
The contrast between horizontal and vertical is accentuated by the projection of both drawing-room bay and dining-room facade on either side of the axis.
It is accentuated under the socio-political circumstance characterized by authoritarian states, populist ideology, and strong family ties.
In natural populations the parasite's influence is further accentuated by its action on the reproductive rate of shedding snails.
This was accentuated when considering that poor health is frequently cited as a reason to avoid being too physically active.
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