Definitions:

1. distinctive manner of oral expression noun
   • Their couldn't suppress their contempt in their accent.
2. to put stress on verb
   • The speaker accented the word for emphasis.
3. to stress, single out as important verb
   • I made sure to accent the importance of that last issue.

Synonyms:

• accent mark
• accentuate
• emphasis
• emphasise
• emphasize
• idiom
• punctuate
• speech pattern
• stress

NearBy Words:

• accented
• accenting
• accentor
• accentual
• accentuate
• accentuation