- accenting
- accenting accenting n.
1. the act of giving special importance or significance to
something.
Syn: emphasizing [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
accenting
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Accenting — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accented — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emphasizing — n. The act of giving special importance or significance to something. Syn: accenting. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
