deaccent
deaccent verb: to remove the accent or stress from (a syllable).
Verb
deaccent (third-person singular simple present deaccents, present participle deaccenting, simple past and past participle deaccented)
- To remove the accent or stress from (a syllable).
- Suprasegmentally, there is a tendency to de-accent information which is repeated, a prominent stressing of demonstratives these and this, and modals and auxiliaries such as should and will, plus a rise-fall intonation that gives a ‘lilting’ quality.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 10
Forms of deaccent
| third-person singular present | deaccents |
|---|---|
| present participle | deaccenting |
| past participle | deaccented |
| past | deaccented |
Origin of deaccent
From de- + accent.
Questions about deaccent
- What does deaccent mean?
- Deaccent means to remove the accent or stress from (a syllable).
- What part of speech is deaccent?
- Deaccent is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deaccent?
- The past tense of deaccent is deaccented.
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