unaccent

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ accent.

Verb

unaccent (third-person singular simple present unaccents, present participle unaccenting, simple past and past participle unaccented)

1. (transitive) Not to accent, or to remove the accent from.

See also

• destress, unstress

Noun

unaccent (plural unaccents)

1. (poetry) An unaccented syllable.

See also

• unstress