*accastillé, -e, adj., (of a ship) having a fore and a hind-castle. Haut —; with high upper works.
accéder, v.n., to accede, to comply with, to agree to, consent.
accélérat-eur, -rice, adj., accelerative.
accélération, n.f., acceleration, haste, dispatch.
accéléré, -e, adj., accelerated, quickened. Au pas —; in double quick time. Pas —; quick march.
accélérer, v.a., to accelerate, to quicken; to despatch, to forward, to hasten.
☉accenser or acenser, v.a., to lease, to let, to rent, to annex, to join, to unite.
accent, n.m., stress of the voice, accent, note; pronunciation, emphasis, expression. — aigu, circonflexe, grave; acute, circumflex, grave, accent. — nasillard; twang. — très-fortement prononcé; broad accent. Sans —; unaccented. Prêtez l’oreille à mes —s; hearken to my strain.
accenteur, n.m., (ornith.) accentor.
accentuation, n.f., accentuation.