"detumesce" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːtjuːˈmɛs/ [UK], /diːtʃuːˈmɛs/ [UK] Forms: detumesces [present, singular, third-person], detumescing [participle, present], detumesced [participle, past], detumesced [past]
Etymology: From de- + tumesce. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tewh₂-}}, {{prefix|en|de|tumesce}} de- + tumesce Head templates: {{en-verb}} detumesce (third-person singular simple present detumesces, present participle detumescing, simple past and past participle detumesced)
  1. (intransitive, of sexual organs) To leave the erect, sexually aroused state. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-detumesce-en-verb-XGIW4QDf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 26 37 37
  2. (intransitive, of a person) To lose one's sexual arousal: to experience the detumescence of one's sexual organs. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-detumesce-en-verb-kme~HAIF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 26 37 37
  3. (transitive) To cause (a person) to detumesce: to induce detumescence. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-detumesce-en-verb-dGIYRBHj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 39 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 33 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 27 68

Inflected forms

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