detumesce

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Synonyms: intumesce, tumesce, detumesced, detumesces

Antonyms: intumesce, tumesce, detumesced, detumesces

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Verb

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

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