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Noun: accenting  ak'sen-ting or 'ak,sen-ting
  1. The act of giving special importance or significance to something
    "His accenting of key points helped the students understand the complex topic";
    - emphasizing, accentuation, emphasising [Brit]
Verb: accent  'ak,sent
  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

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

Encyclopedia: Accent