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.
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3. To mark with the written accent.