emphasize vs accentuate

emphasize and accentuate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, emphasize and accentuate are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

emphasize (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