[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accentuate \accen"tuate\, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
      1913 webster

            in bosnia, the struggle between east and west was
            even more accentuated.                --london
                                                  times.
      1913 webster

   3. to mark with the written accent.
      1913 webster
see also:
accentuated accentuating 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
     2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "in farsi, you accent
        the last syllable of each word" syn: stress, accent
see also:
stress emphasize emphasise punctuate accent 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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