verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/diːtjuːˈmɛs/
UK:/diːtʃuːˈmɛs/
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verb
Meaning 1
To leave the erect, sexually aroused state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To lose one's sexual arousal: to experience the detumescence of one's sexual organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To cause (a person) to detumesce: to induce detumescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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