What is the meaning of accentuate?

To stress, single out as important.
- usage: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
- synonyms: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent
Put stress on; utter with an accent.
- usage: "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
- synonyms: stress, accent

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