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détourns

détourns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of détourn.

Meaning of détourn

Verb

détourn (third-person singular simple present détourns, present participle détourning, simple past and past participle détourned)

  1. To subject to detournement; to reuse (elements of mainstream media) to produce a subversive message.
    • […] to détourn clothing, with all its strong emotional connotations.2009, David Evans, Appropriation, page 39

Questions about détourns

What is détourns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Détourns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of détourn.

Words near détourns in the dictionary

  1. détourn
  2. détourned
  3. détournement
  4. détournements
  5. détourning
  6. détourns
  7. détraqué
  8. détraqués
  9. détrempe
  10. détrempes
  11. développé

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Adapted from Wiktionary: détourns (page history and authors); détourn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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