accent - noun

distinctive manner of oral expression

special importance or significance

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

accent - verb

• to stress, single out as important
• put stress on; utter with an accent

accent - thesaurus

accentuate   dialect   emphasis   emphasise   emphasize   idiom   punctuate   stress