from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A distinctive feature or quality, such as a feature that accentuates, contrasts with, or complements a decorative style.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A mark or one of several marks used as a superscript to indicate a unit, such as feet (ʹ) and inches (〞) in linear measurement.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A mark or symbol used in printing and writing to indicate the stressed syllables of a spoken word.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A mark or symbol used in the printing and writing of certain languages to indicate the vocal quality to be given to a particular letter: an acute accent.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
To focus attention on; accentuate: a program that accents leadership development.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To mark with a printed accent.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To stress or emphasize the pronunciation of.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To pronounce with accent .
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
To mark with a written or printed accent.
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To give prominence to make more prominent.
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