1. (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
   "an accented syllable carries the main stress in a word";
   - tonic
    
2. Bearing a stress or accent
   "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by an accented syllable as in ‘delay’";
   - stressed

1. Put stress on; utter with an accent
   "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word";
   - stress, accentuate
    
2. Single out as important; draw attention to (something)
   "The red tie accented his dark suit";
   - stress, emphasize, emphasise [Brit], punctuate, accentuate

See also: emphasised [Brit], emphasized, emphatic, emphatical [rare], masculine

Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, evince [formal], express, pronounce, say, show, sound out

Antonym: atonic, unstressed

Encyclopedia: Accented