Spanish
Etymology
de- + secar, or from Latin desiccāre, present active infinitive of desiccō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deseˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.seˈkaɾ]
Verb
desecar (first-person singular present deseco, first-person singular preterite desequé, past participle desecado)
- (transitive) to dry, to desiccate
- (transitive) to drain
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 desecar (c-qu 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 desecar
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dative
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desecarme
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desecarte
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desecarle, desecarse
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desecarnos
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desecaros
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desecarles, desecarse
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accusative
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desecarme
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desecarte
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desecarlo, desecarla, desecarse
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desecarnos
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desecaros
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desecarlos, desecarlas, desecarse
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with gerund desecando
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dative
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desecándome
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desecándote
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desecándole, desecándose
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desecándonos
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desecándoos
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desecándoles, desecándose
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accusative
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desecándome
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desecándote
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desecándolo, desecándola, desecándose
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desecándonos
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desecándoos
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desecándolos, desecándolas, desecándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative deseca
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dative
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desécame
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desécate
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desécale
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desécanos
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not used
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desécales
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accusative
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desécame
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desécate
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desécalo, desécala
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desécanos
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not used
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desécalos, desécalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desecá
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dative
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desecame
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desecate
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desecale
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desecanos
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not used
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desecales
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accusative
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desecame
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desecate
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desecalo, desecala
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desecanos
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not used
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desecalos, desecalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative deseque
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dative
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deséqueme
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not used
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deséquele, deséquese
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deséquenos
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not used
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deséqueles
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accusative
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deséqueme
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not used
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deséquelo, deséquela, deséquese
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deséquenos
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not used
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deséquelos, deséquelas
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with first-person plural imperative desequemos
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dative
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not used
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desequémoste
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desequémosle
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desequémonos
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desequémoos
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desequémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desequémoste
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desequémoslo, desequémosla
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desequémonos
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desequémoos
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desequémoslos, desequémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desecad
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dative
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desecadme
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not used
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desecadle
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desecadnos
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desecaos
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desecadles
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accusative
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desecadme
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not used
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desecadlo, desecadla
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desecadnos
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desecaos
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desecadlos, desecadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desequen
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dative
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deséquenme
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not used
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deséquenle
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deséquennos
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not used
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deséquenles, deséquense
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accusative
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deséquenme
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not used
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deséquenlo, deséquenla
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deséquennos
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not used
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deséquenlos, deséquenlas, deséquense
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