Accentuated vs Attenuated - What's the difference?
accentuated | attenuated |
(accentuate)
To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
* In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated . - London Times
* {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
, chapter=5 To mark with a written accent.
(attenuate)
Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation
*
(botany) Long and tapering (especially of leaves)
As verbs the difference between accentuated and attenuated
is that accentuated is past tense of accentuate while attenuated is past tense of attenuate.As an adjective attenuated is
made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.accentuated
English
Verb
(head)accentuate
English
Verb
(accentuat)citation, passage=These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.}}