accentuate

英[ək'sentʃʊeɪt;-tjʊ-] 美[ək'sɛntʃuet]

1. to stress, single out as important;: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

2. put stress on; utter with an accent;: "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"