des- + medrar
desmedrar (first-person singular present desmedro, first-person singular preterite desmedré, past participle desmedrado)
- (transitive) to weaken
- Synonym: deteriorar
1892, Benito Pérez Galdós, Tristana:las limitaciones externas de su soberanía no sirven más que para desmedrar la raza, para empobrecer el caudal sanguíneo de la humanidad.- the external limitations of his rule serve little other purpose than to weaken the race, to impoverish humankind's gene pool
- (intransitive) to decline, wane
- Synonym: decaer
con los años, la calidad ha desmedrado- over the years, the quality has declined
2015, Julien Gracq, Los ojos del bosque:los árboles iban poco a poco desmejorando, desmedrando- Bit by bit, the trees were withering, waning
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desmedrar
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 desmedrar
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dative
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desmedrarme
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desmedrarte
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desmedrarle, desmedrarse
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desmedrarnos
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desmedraros
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desmedrarles, desmedrarse
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accusative
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desmedrarme
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desmedrarte
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desmedrarlo, desmedrarla, desmedrarse
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desmedrarnos
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desmedraros
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desmedrarlos, desmedrarlas, desmedrarse
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with gerund desmedrando
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dative
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desmedrándome
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desmedrándote
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desmedrándole, desmedrándose
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desmedrándonos
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desmedrándoos
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desmedrándoles, desmedrándose
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accusative
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desmedrándome
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desmedrándote
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desmedrándolo, desmedrándola, desmedrándose
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desmedrándonos
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desmedrándoos
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desmedrándolos, desmedrándolas, desmedrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmedra
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dative
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desmédrame
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desmédrate
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desmédrale
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desmédranos
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not used
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desmédrales
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accusative
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desmédrame
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desmédrate
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desmédralo, desmédrala
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desmédranos
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not used
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desmédralos, desmédralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmedrá
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dative
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desmedrame
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desmedrate
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desmedrale
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desmedranos
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not used
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desmedrales
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accusative
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desmedrame
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desmedrate
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desmedralo, desmedrala
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desmedranos
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not used
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desmedralos, desmedralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative desmedre
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dative
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desmédreme
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not used
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desmédrele, desmédrese
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desmédrenos
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not used
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desmédreles
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accusative
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desmédreme
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not used
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desmédrelo, desmédrela, desmédrese
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desmédrenos
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not used
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desmédrelos, desmédrelas
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with first-person plural imperative desmedremos
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dative
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not used
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desmedrémoste
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desmedrémosle
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desmedrémonos
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desmedrémoos
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desmedrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desmedrémoste
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desmedrémoslo, desmedrémosla
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desmedrémonos
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desmedrémoos
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desmedrémoslos, desmedrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desmedrad
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dative
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desmedradme
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not used
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desmedradle
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desmedradnos
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desmedraos
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desmedradles
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accusative
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desmedradme
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not used
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desmedradlo, desmedradla
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desmedradnos
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desmedraos
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desmedradlos, desmedradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desmedren
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dative
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desmédrenme
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not used
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desmédrenle
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desmédrennos
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not used
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desmédrenles, desmédrense
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accusative
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desmédrenme
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not used
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desmédrenlo, desmédrenla
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desmédrennos
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not used
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desmédrenlos, desmédrenlas, desmédrense
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