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.

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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