detendo

Galician

Verb

detendo

  1. gerund of deter

Latin

Etymology

From de- +‎ tendō (stretch, extend).

Pronunciation

Verb

detendō (present infinitive detendere, perfect active detendī, supine detentum); third conjugation

  1. to loosen, to relax (rare)
  2. to strike the tents (military)
    • 60 BCE – 50 BCE, Julius Caesar, Civil War 3.85:
      His constitutis rebus signo iam profectionis dato tabernaculisque detensis...
      He had decided accordingly and given the order for departure, and the tents had been taken down.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • French: détendre

Portuguese

Verb

detendo

  1. gerund of deter