reaccentuate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Latin accentus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accentuō Medieval Latin accentuātusbor. English accentuate English reaccentuate From re- + accentuate.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reaccentuated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reaccentuated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reaccentuates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reaccentuating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |