Accentuate

Ac·cen·tu·ate

Accentuate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Accentuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating

  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.
    — London Times.
  3. To mark with the written accent.