The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
ACCENTUATE
stress, accent, accentuate
(verb) put stress on; utter with an accent; “In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
(verb) to stress, single out as important; “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
accentuate (third-person singular simple present accentuates, present participle accentuating, simple past and past participle accentuated)
(transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
(transitive) To mark with a written accent.
Synonyms
• accent, betone
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cen"tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] Etym: [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize. In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. London Times.
3. To mark with the written accent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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