accentuate vs sound out

accentuate and sound out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accentuate	No	No	Yes	No
sound out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sound out is a hypernym of accentuate; that is, sound out is a word with a broader meaning than accentuate:

Other hypernyms of accentuate include articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say.

accentuate (verb)	sound out (verb)
to stress, single out as important	try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
put stress on; utter with an accent	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way