Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. 2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
accented adj 1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: {tonic}] [ant: {atonic}] 2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {heavy}, {strong}]