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ac·cen·tu·ate (ăk-sĕńchōō-āt́)

[Medieval Latin accentuāre, accentuāt-, from Latin accentus, accent; see accent.]

transitive verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

  1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: “enacted sweeping land-reform plans that accentuated the already chaotic pattern of landholding” (James Fallows)
  2. To pronounce with a stress or accent.
  3. To mark with an accent.

derivatives

ac·ceńtu·átion
noun