(transitive) to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording

present participle of de-ess

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of de-ess

plural of long ess

plural of short ess

Alternative form of long s

Alternative form of short s

(law) A commission appointed to take evidence by deposition where the deponent is unwilling or unable to come to court and the court cannot compel the witness/deponent.

plural of commission de bene esse

Necessary. / Very important; of high importance. / (biology) Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested. / Being in the basic form; showing its essence.