desentumecer

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ entumecer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desentumeˈθeɾ/ [d̪e.sẽn̪.t̪u.meˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desentumeˈseɾ/ [d̪e.sẽn̪.t̪u.meˈseɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sen‧tu‧me‧cer

Verb

desentumecer (first-person singular present desentumezco, first-person singular preterite desentumecí, past participle desentumecido)

1. (transitive) to loosen up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desentumecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desentumecer
gerund			desentumeciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desentumecido		desentumecida
		plural		desentumecidos		desentumecidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desentumezco	desentumecestú desentumecésvos	desentumece	desentumecemos	desentumecéis	desentumecen
	imperfect	desentumecía	desentumecías	desentumecía	desentumecíamos	desentumecíais	desentumecían
	preterite	desentumecí	desentumeciste	desentumeció	desentumecimos	desentumecisteis	desentumecieron
	future	desentumeceré	desentumecerás	desentumecerá	desentumeceremos	desentumeceréis	desentumecerán
	conditional	desentumecería	desentumecerías	desentumecería	desentumeceríamos	desentumeceríais	desentumecerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desentumezca	desentumezcastú desentumezcásvos2	desentumezca	desentumezcamos	desentumezcáis	desentumezcan
	imperfect (ra)	desentumeciera	desentumecieras	desentumeciera	desentumeciéramos	desentumecierais	desentumecieran
	imperfect (se)	desentumeciese	desentumecieses	desentumeciese	desentumeciésemos	desentumecieseis	desentumeciesen
	future1	desentumeciere	desentumecieres	desentumeciere	desentumeciéremos	desentumeciereis	desentumecieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desentumecetú desentumecévos	desentumezca	desentumezcamos	desentumeced	desentumezcan
	negative		no desentumezcas	no desentumezca	no desentumezcamos	no desentumezcáis	no desentumezcan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of desentumecer (c-zc alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive desentumecer	dative	desentumecerme	desentumecerte	desentumecerle, desentumecerse	desentumecernos	desentumeceros	desentumecerles, desentumecerse
	accusative	desentumecerme	desentumecerte	desentumecerlo, desentumecerla, desentumecerse	desentumecernos	desentumeceros	desentumecerlos, desentumecerlas, desentumecerse
with gerund desentumeciendo	dative	desentumeciéndome	desentumeciéndote	desentumeciéndole, desentumeciéndose	desentumeciéndonos	desentumeciéndoos	desentumeciéndoles, desentumeciéndose
	accusative	desentumeciéndome	desentumeciéndote	desentumeciéndolo, desentumeciéndola, desentumeciéndose	desentumeciéndonos	desentumeciéndoos	desentumeciéndolos, desentumeciéndolas, desentumeciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desentumece	dative	desentuméceme	desentumécete	desentumécele	desentumécenos	not used	desentuméceles
	accusative	desentuméceme	desentumécete	desentumécelo, desentumécela	desentumécenos	not used	desentumécelos, desentumécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desentumecé	dative	desentumeceme	desentumecete	desentumecele	desentumecenos	not used	desentumeceles
	accusative	desentumeceme	desentumecete	desentumecelo, desentumecela	desentumecenos	not used	desentumecelos, desentumecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative desentumezca	dative	desentumézcame	not used	desentumézcale, desentumézcase	desentumézcanos	not used	desentumézcales
	accusative	desentumézcame	not used	desentumézcalo, desentumézcala, desentumézcase	desentumézcanos	not used	desentumézcalos, desentumézcalas
with first-person plural imperative desentumezcamos	dative	not used	desentumezcámoste	desentumezcámosle	desentumezcámonos	desentumezcámoos	desentumezcámosles
	accusative	not used	desentumezcámoste	desentumezcámoslo, desentumezcámosla	desentumezcámonos	desentumezcámoos	desentumezcámoslos, desentumezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desentumeced	dative	desentumecedme	not used	desentumecedle	desentumecednos	desentumeceos	desentumecedles
	accusative	desentumecedme	not used	desentumecedlo, desentumecedla	desentumecednos	desentumeceos	desentumecedlos, desentumecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desentumezcan	dative	desentumézcanme	not used	desentumézcanle	desentumézcannos	not used	desentumézcanles, desentumézcanse
	accusative	desentumézcanme	not used	desentumézcanlo, desentumézcanla	desentumézcannos	not used	desentumézcanlos, desentumézcanlas, desentumézcanse

Further reading

• “desentumecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10