The Collaborative International Dictionary
Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated.
--London Times. To mark with the written accent.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of accentuate English)
Usage examples of "accentuating".
Tariq growled, the darkening of outrage accentuating his bold cheekbones.
As the air currents buffeted her body, her clothes clung, accentuating her slender torso and small breasts.
She could have been a Roman goddess, enshrouded in her white terrycloth robe, the drawstring cinched tight, accentuating her slender curves.