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A portmanteau of Latin dēterō (“to rub away; to wear out”) and Latin rēterō (“to rub off”), from Latin terere (“to rub, to tread”). Compare English detriment for the former half of the portmanteau, and Galician and Portuguese derreter.
- IPA(key): /dereˈtiɾ/ [d̪e.reˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: de‧rre‧tir
derretir (first-person singular present derrito, first-person singular preterite derretí, past participle derretido)
- (transitive, also pronominal) to melt
- Synonyms: deshelar, descongelar, disolver, liquidar
- (transitive) to spend, waste
- Synonyms: consumir, gastar
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of derretir (e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive derretir
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dative
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derretirme
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derretirte
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derretirle, derretirse
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derretirnos
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derretiros
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derretirles, derretirse
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accusative
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derretirme
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derretirte
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derretirlo, derretirla, derretirse
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derretirnos
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derretiros
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derretirlos, derretirlas, derretirse
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with gerund derritiendo
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dative
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derritiéndome
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derritiéndote
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derritiéndole, derritiéndose
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derritiéndonos
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derritiéndoos
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derritiéndoles, derritiéndose
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accusative
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derritiéndome
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derritiéndote
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derritiéndolo, derritiéndola, derritiéndose
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derritiéndonos
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derritiéndoos
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derritiéndolos, derritiéndolas, derritiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative derrite
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dative
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derríteme
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derrítete
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derrítele
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derrítenos
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not used
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derríteles
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accusative
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derríteme
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derrítete
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derrítelo, derrítela
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derrítenos
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not used
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derrítelos, derrítelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative derretí
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dative
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derretime
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derretite
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derretile
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derretinos
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not used
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derretiles
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accusative
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derretime
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derretite
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derretilo, derretila
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derretinos
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not used
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derretilos, derretilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative derrita
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dative
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derrítame
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not used
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derrítale, derrítase
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derrítanos
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not used
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derrítales
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accusative
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derrítame
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not used
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derrítalo, derrítala, derrítase
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derrítanos
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not used
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derrítalos, derrítalas
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with first-person plural imperative derritamos
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dative
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not used
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derritámoste
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derritámosle
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derritámonos
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derritámoos
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derritámosles
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accusative
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not used
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derritámoste
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derritámoslo, derritámosla
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derritámonos
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derritámoos
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derritámoslos, derritámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative derretid
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dative
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derretidme
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not used
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derretidle
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derretidnos
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derretíos
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derretidles
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accusative
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derretidme
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not used
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derretidlo, derretidla
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derretidnos
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derretíos
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derretidlos, derretidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative derritan
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dative
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derrítanme
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not used
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derrítanle
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derrítannos
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not used
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derrítanles, derrítanse
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accusative
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derrítanme
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not used
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derrítanlo, derrítanla
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derrítannos
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not used
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derrítanlos, derrítanlas, derrítanse
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