emphasise vs accentuate

emphasise and accentuate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emphasise	No	No	Yes	No
accentuate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, emphasise and accentuate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of emphasise include accent, emphasize, punctuate, stress.

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

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

emphasise (verb)	accentuate (verb)
to stress, single out as important	to stress, single out as important
give extra weight to (a communication)	put stress on; utter with an accent