(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.

present participle of accent

simple past tense and past participle of accent

plural of accent

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accent

Discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.

Synonym of circumflex

An acute accent.