accentuate
v.v. to make a quality, feeling, or physical feature more noticeable or stronger. You use this when you want to highlight a specific part of something.
v. to make a quality, feature, or physical characteristic more prominent or intense. Often used to describe the enhancement of visual or auditory elements.
The bright red dress will accentuate her figure.
The lighting in the gallery is designed to accentuate the texture of the oil paintings on the walls.
While the new software aims to simplify the interface, its bright color palette may actually accentuate the complexity of the underlying data structures for novice users.
First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus.