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detumesces

detumesces is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 detumesces

What is detumesces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Detumesces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detumesce.

Words near detumesces in the dictionary

  1. detumesce
  2. detumesced
  3. detumescence
  4. detumescences
  5. detumescent
  6. detumesces
  7. detumescing
  8. detumomab
  9. detunable
  10. detune
  11. detuned

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