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detumesced

detumesced is the simple past and past participle of detumesce.

Meaning of detumesce

Verb

detumesce (third-person singular simple present detumesces, present participle detumescing, simple past and past participle detumesced)

  1. (intransitive) To leave the erect, sexually aroused state.
  2. (intransitive) To lose one's sexual arousal: to experience the detumescence of one's sexual organs.
  3. (transitive) To cause (a person) to detumesce: to induce detumescence.

Questions about detumesced

What is detumesced the simple past and past participle of?
Detumesced is the simple past and past participle of detumesce.

Words near detumesced in the dictionary

  1. detumble
  2. detumbled
  3. detumbles
  4. detumbling
  5. detumesce
  6. detumesced
  7. detumescence
  8. detumescences
  9. detumescent
  10. detumesces
  11. detumescing

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