Accenting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
        mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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     2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  accenting \accenting\ n.
     1. the act of giving special importance or significance to
        something.
  
     Syn: emphasizing
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  accenting
       n : the act of giving special importance or significance to
           something [syn: {emphasizing}, {accentuation}]