Accentuate
Pronunciation : Ac*cen"tu*ate
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.]
Etymology : [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
Definition : 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