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detensed

detensed is the simple past and past participle of detense.

Meaning of detense

Verb

detense (third-person singular simple present detenses, present participle detensing, simple past and past participle detensed)

  1. (ambitransitive) Synonym of untense
    • Such detensing from close eye work can also be combined with detensing the muscles that move the eyeball — look to the far right in the distance, then to the far left and far up.1954, Dr. Donald A. Laird, “Relax!”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 101, number 1, page 163
    Synonyms:
    untense

Questions about detensed

What is detensed the simple past and past participle of?
Detensed is the simple past and past participle of detense.

Words near detensed in the dictionary

  1. detemporize
  2. detemporized
  3. detemporizes
  4. detemporizing
  5. detense
  6. detensed
  7. detenses
  8. detensing
  9. detension
  10. detensioned
  11. detensioning

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