accentuate

…One excellent way to remember not only how to pronounce accentuate, but also its etymological connection to song is the classic and helpfully titled Accentuate the Positive by Harold Darlin and Johnny Mercer, which has been performed by such luminaries as Dinah Washington, Sam Cook, and Bing Crosby, and the Andrews Sisters.…

…When you accentuate something, you put an accent or emphasis on it.…

…As a child, she transformed me into a swan, a mermaid, a white Persian cat dressed like an elegant Victorian lady with a pork pie hat and a ruffled bustle to accentuate my tail.…