in'
, and in the latter case upon the second syllable,
sult'
.
189. Meaning varied by Accentuation.
A list of nearly all the words that are liable to this variation is given in the following page. It will be noticed that those in the first column, having the accent on the first syllable, are mostly nouns; and that those in the second column, which have the accent on the second and final syllable, are mostly verbs:
| noun | verb | noun | verb | noun | verb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abject | abject | contrast | contrast | inlay | inlay |
| absent | absent | converse | converse | inlay | inlay |
| abstract | abstract | convert | convert | object | object |
| accent | accent | convict | convict | outleap | outleap |
| afsix | affix | convoy | convoy | perfect | perfect |
| aspect | aspect | decrease | decrease | perfume | perfume |
| attribute | attribute | descant | descant | permit | permit |
| augment | augment | desert | desert | prefix | prefix |
| august | august | detail | detail | premise | premise |
| bombard | bombard | digest | digest | presage | presage |
| colleague | colleague | discord | discord | present | present |
| collect | collect | discount | discount | produce | produce |
| comment | comment | efflux | efflux | project | project |
| compact | compact | escort | escort | protest | protest |
| complot | complot | essay | essay | rebel | rebel |
| comport | comport | exile | exile | record | record |
| compound | compound | export | export | refuse | refuse |
| compresss | compress | extract | extract | retail | retail |
| concert | concert | ferment | ferment | subject | subject |
| concrete | concrete | forecast | forecast | supine | supine |
| conduct | conduct | foretaste | foretaste | survey | survey |
| confine | confine | frequent | frequent | torment | torment |
| conflict | conflict | impart | impart | traject | traject |
| conserve | conserve | import | import | transfer | transfer |
| consort | consort | impress | impress | transport | transport |
| contest | contest | imprint | imprint | undress | undress |
| context | context | incense | incense | upcast | upcast |
| contract | contract | increase | increase | upstart | upstart |
190. Exceptions