accentuate vs bear down

accentuate and bear down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accentuate	No	No	Yes	No
bear down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bear down is a hyponym of accentuate; that is, bear down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accentuate:

accentuate (verb)	bear down (verb)
to stress, single out as important	exert a force or cause a strain upon
put stress on; utter with an accent	pay special attention to
	exert full strength
	to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
	exert a force with a heavy weight
	contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery