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English
Etymology
From distend + -er.
Noun
distender (plural distenders)
- One who, or that which, distends.
2005, Robert Barr, In the Midst of Alarms, page 28:Crinoline was fashionable, even in the country, in those days, and ribs of cane were used before the metallic distenders of dresses came in.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin distendere.
Pronunciation
Verb
distender (first-person singular present distendo, first-person singular preterite distendi, past participle distendido)
- to stretch, to distend
- to pull (a muscle)
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distendere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /distenˈdeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: dis‧ten‧der
Verb
distender (first-person singular present distiendo, first-person singular preterite distendí, past participle distendido)
- (transitive) to stretch, to distend
- (reflexive) to ease, to relax
2017 August 17, “Presidente de Corea del Sur:”, in El Comercio:Sin embargo, la alarma mundial comenzó a distenderse el martes después de que el líder norcoreano Kim Jong-un se distanció del plan.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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 distender (e-ie 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 distender
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dative
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distenderme
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distenderte
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distenderle, distenderse
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distendernos
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distenderos
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distenderles, distenderse
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accusative
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distenderme
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distenderte
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distenderlo, distenderla, distenderse
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distendernos
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distenderos
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distenderlos, distenderlas, distenderse
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with gerund distendiendo
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dative
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distendiéndome
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distendiéndote
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distendiéndole, distendiéndose
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distendiéndonos
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distendiéndoos
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distendiéndoles, distendiéndose
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accusative
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distendiéndome
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distendiéndote
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distendiéndolo, distendiéndola, distendiéndose
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distendiéndonos
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distendiéndoos
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distendiéndolos, distendiéndolas, distendiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative distiende
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dative
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distiéndeme
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distiéndete
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distiéndele
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distiéndenos
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not used
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distiéndeles
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accusative
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distiéndeme
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distiéndete
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distiéndelo, distiéndela
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distiéndenos
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not used
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distiéndelos, distiéndelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative distendé
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dative
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distendeme
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distendete
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distendele
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distendenos
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not used
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distendeles
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accusative
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distendeme
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distendete
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distendelo, distendela
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distendenos
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not used
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distendelos, distendelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative distienda
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dative
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distiéndame
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not used
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distiéndale, distiéndase
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distiéndanos
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not used
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distiéndales
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accusative
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distiéndame
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not used
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distiéndalo, distiéndala, distiéndase
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distiéndanos
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not used
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distiéndalos, distiéndalas
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with first-person plural imperative distendamos
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dative
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not used
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distendámoste
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distendámosle
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distendámonos
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distendámoos
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distendámosles
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accusative
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not used
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distendámoste
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distendámoslo, distendámosla
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distendámonos
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distendámoos
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distendámoslos, distendámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative distended
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dative
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distendedme
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not used
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distendedle
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distendednos
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distendeos
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distendedles
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accusative
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distendedme
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not used
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distendedlo, distendedla
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distendednos
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distendeos
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distendedlos, distendedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative distiendan
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dative
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distiéndanme
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not used
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distiéndanle
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distiéndannos
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not used
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distiéndanles, distiéndanse
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accusative
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distiéndanme
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not used
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distiéndanlo, distiéndanla
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distiéndannos
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not used
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distiéndanlos, distiéndanlas, distiéndanse
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