accenting

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accenting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 emphatically; to emphasize.
        [1913 Webster]

  accenting \accenting\ n.
     1. the act of giving special importance or significance to
        something.
  
     Syn: emphasizing
          [WordNet 1.5]

accenting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  accenting
      n 1: the act of giving special importance or significance to
           something [syn: emphasizing, accenting, accentuation]