accentuate

accentuate
    v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes
         exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress},
         {emphasize}, {emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accent},
         {accentuate}]
    2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent
       the last syllable of each word" [syn: {stress}, {accent},
       {accentuate}]
    

Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
   accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
   1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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   2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
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            In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
            even more accentuated.                --London
                                                  Times.
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   3. To mark with the written accent.
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20 Moby Thesaurus words for "accentuate":
      accent, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, give emphasis to, harp on,
      highlight, italicize, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress,
      place emphasis on, point up, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star,
      stress, underline, underscore