accentuate

v. stress, emphasize, accent

Verb
1. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
(synonym) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) background, play down, downplay
(derivation) emphasis, accent
2. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
(synonym) stress, accent
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(derivation) dialect, idiom, accent

v. stress, emphasize, accentuate

adj. emphatic, stressed, pronounced

(v. t.)
To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
  

(v. t.)
To mark with the written accent.
  

(v. t.)
To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
  

verb
to make stronger; to accentuate pain