accent vs ram home

ram home vs accent

accent is a noun but ram home is not a noun.

accent and ram home both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accent	Yes	No	Yes	No
ram home	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ram home is a hyponym of accent; that is, ram home is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accent:

accent: to stress, single out as important
ram home: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something

Other hyponyms of accent include background, downplay, play down, bring out, set off, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, bear down, topicalize, point up, drive home, press home, emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore.

accent (noun)	ram home (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
distinctive manner of oral expression
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

accent (verb)	ram home (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent	make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
to stress, single out as important

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