Ac·cen·tu·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.]
  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.
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