/ əkˈsentʃueɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to emphasize sth or make it more noticeable
► ac·cen·tu·ation / əkˌsentʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin accentuat- accented, from the verb accentuare , from accentus tone(from ad- to + cantus song), translating Greek prosōidia a song sung to music, intonation.