Accentuate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.[1913 Webster]
2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.[1913 Webster]
In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated.
3. To mark with the written accent.[1913 Webster]