destress

Other forms: destressed

Definitions of destress
  1. verb
    reduce the emphasis
    synonyms: de-emphasise, de-emphasize
    see moresee less
    types:
    reduce
    destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
    obscure
    reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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