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accent verb. M16.
[Old French accenter, formed as ACCENT noun.]
verb intrans. (rare) & trans. Pronounce with accent or stress; emphasize; Music stress (a note etc.). M16.
J. Palsgrave I can not accent aryght in the latyn tonge. H. W. Fowler Accenting the last syllable in the adjective.
verb trans. Mark with written accents. M17.
verb trans. Pronounce, utter, intone. arch. M17.
Sir W. Scott These solemn sounds, accented by a thousand voices.
verb trans. = ACCENTUATE 3. M17.