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Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlēre (“to destroy”), adapted to des-. Compare Portuguese delir and English delete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desleˈiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: des‧le‧ír
Verb
desleír (first-person singular present deslío, first-person singular preterite desleí, past participle desleído)
- to dilute
- Synonym: diluir
- to dissolve
- Synonym: disolver
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:[...] descargó una lluvia tremenda, espantosa, un diluvio que parecía inundar la tierra y desleír a Ficóbriga.- discharged a terrible, frightful rain, a downpour which seemed to flood the lands and dissolve Ficóbriga.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desleír (e-í alternation)
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 desleír
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dative
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desleírme
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desleírte
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desleírle, desleírse
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desleírnos
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desleíros
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desleírles, desleírse
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accusative
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desleírme
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desleírte
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desleírlo, desleírla, desleírse
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desleírnos
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desleíros
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desleírlos, desleírlas, desleírse
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with gerund desliendo
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dative
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desliéndome
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desliéndote
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desliéndole, desliéndose
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desliéndonos
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desliéndoos
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desliéndoles, desliéndose
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accusative
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desliéndome
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desliéndote
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desliéndolo, desliéndola, desliéndose
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desliéndonos
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desliéndoos
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desliéndolos, desliéndolas, desliéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative deslíe
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dative
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deslíeme
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deslíete
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deslíele
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deslíenos
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not used
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deslíeles
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accusative
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deslíeme
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deslíete
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deslíelo, deslíela
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deslíenos
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not used
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deslíelos, deslíelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desleí
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dative
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desleíme
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desleíte
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desleíle
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desleínos
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not used
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desleíles
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accusative
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desleíme
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desleíte
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desleílo, desleíla
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desleínos
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not used
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desleílos, desleílas
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with formal second-person singular imperative deslía
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dative
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deslíame
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not used
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deslíale, deslíase
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deslíanos
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not used
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deslíales
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accusative
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deslíame
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not used
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deslíalo, deslíala, deslíase
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deslíanos
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not used
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deslíalos, deslíalas
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with first-person plural imperative desliamos
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dative
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not used
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desliámoste
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desliámosle
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desliámonos
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desliámoos
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desliámosles
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accusative
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not used
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desliámoste
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desliámoslo, desliámosla
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desliámonos
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desliámoos
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desliámoslos, desliámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desleíd
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dative
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desleídme
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not used
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desleídle
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desleídnos
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desleíos
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desleídles
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accusative
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desleídme
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not used
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desleídlo, desleídla
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desleídnos
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desleíos
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desleídlos, desleídlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative deslían
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dative
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deslíanme
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not used
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deslíanle
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deslíannos
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not used
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deslíanles, deslíanse
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accusative
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deslíanme
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not used
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deslíanlo, deslíanla
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deslíannos
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not used
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deslíanlos, deslíanlas, deslíanse
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