To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
To mark with written accents.
A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
Emphasis or importance in general.
A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
A word; a significant tone or sound.
A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
Expressions in general; speech.
A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
A prime symbol.
A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
To bring down; to humble
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
To reduce the height of
To depress as to direction
to pull down
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
To make less elevated
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
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