bear down vs accentuate

bear down and accentuate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of bear down include accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress.

bear down (verb)	accentuate (verb)
exert a force or cause a strain upon	to stress, single out as important
pay special attention to	put stress on; utter with an accent
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