(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

(transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent. / (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent. / (transitive) To mark with written accents.

simple past tense and past participle of accent

Discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

present participle of accent

plural of accent

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accent

(phonology) Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.

(linguistics) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

plural of accent mark