spondaise
/ˈspɑndeɪz/
verb
- To write or pronounce a word or line of verse as a spondee, with two stressed syllables.
- When reading the ancient chant, the performer would spondaise each syllable for dramatic effect.
- The poet decided to spondaise the final word to give the line more weight.
- In the workshop, the instructor showed how to spondaise a normally iambic phrase.