Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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