accentuate /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/ verb3 •To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. •To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them. — 1913 •To mark with a written accent. formsaccentuated · accentuating · accentuates