3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: accenting noun: the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: {emphasizing}, {accentuation}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Accent \Ac*cent"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. 2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: accenting \accenting\ n. 1. the act of giving special importance or significance to something. Syn: emphasizing [WordNet 1.5]

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