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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Accentuate

/ăk-sĕn'-cho͞o-āt/ · Ac·cen·tu·ate · IPA /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/
01 v. t. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
imp. & p. p. Accentuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating
  1. 1.
    To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
  2. 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. 3.
    To mark with the written accent.