"undistress" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: undistresses [present, singular, third-person], undistressing [participle, present], undistressed [participle, past], undistressed [past]
Etymology: un- + distress Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|distress}} un- + distress Head templates: {{en-verb}} undistress (third-person singular simple present undistresses, present participle undistressing, simple past and past participle undistressed)
  1. (transitive, rare) To free from distress. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-undistress-en-verb-ibDpbKqj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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