"destress" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: destresses [present, singular, third-person], destressing [participle, present], destressed [participle, past], destressed [past]
Etymology: de- + stress Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|stress}} de- + stress Head templates: {{en-verb}} destress (third-person singular simple present destresses, present participle destressing, simple past and past participle destressed)
  1. (transitive) To reduce the stresses in a material. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-destress-en-verb-R9iaj90b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 32 36
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To reduce the stress in oneself or another person. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person): destress (Estonian), desestresar (Spanish), desestresarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-destress-en-verb-2w-F86XT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of 'To reduce the stress in oneself or another person': 15 70 14
  3. (transitive) To reduce emphasis. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-destress-en-verb-lIMh9bPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 32 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: calm, relax, wind down, de-stress

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