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destresses

destresses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destress.

Meaning of destress

Verb

destress (third-person singular simple present destresses, present participle destressing, simple past and past participle destressed)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the physical stresses in (a material).
  2. (ergative) To reduce the emotional stress in (another person); to reduce the stress in oneself.
  3. (transitive) To reduce the emphasis or stress on; de-emphasize.

Questions about destresses

What is destresses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Destresses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destress.

Words near destresses in the dictionary

  1. destreams
  2. destress
  3. destressed
  4. destresser
  5. destressers
  6. destresses
  7. destressification
  8. destressify
  9. destressing
  10. destressings
  11. destressor

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