drive home vs accent

accent vs drive home

drive home is not a noun while accent is a noun.

drive home and accent both are verbs.

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

As verbs, accent is a hypernym of drive home; that is, accent is a word with a broader meaning than drive home:

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

Other hypernyms of drive home include accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress.

drive home (noun)	accent (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

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

Difference between drive home and accent

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