# desprender
## Galician
### Etymology

From des- +‎ prender.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /despɾenˈdeɾ/

### Verb

desprender (first-person singular present desprendo, first-person singular preterite desprendín, past participle desprendido) desprender (first-person singular present desprendo, first-person singular preterite desprendim or desprendi, past participle desprendido, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to release, detach
    Synonyms: desatar, soltar
* (pronominal) to detach (to come off something)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* desprendimento

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “desprender”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “desprender”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “desprender”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “desprender” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “desprender”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From des- +‎ prender.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /des.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [des.pɾẽˈde(h)], /d͡ʒis.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pɾẽˈde(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /des.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [des.pɾẽˈde(h)], /d͡ʒis.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pɾẽˈde(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /des.pɾẽˈde(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.pɾẽˈde(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /deʃ.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [deʃ.pɾẽˈde(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.pɾẽˈde(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /des.pɾẽˈde(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.pɾẽˈdeɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.pɾẽˈdeɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.pɾẽˈde.ɾi/

### Verb

desprender (first-person singular present desprendo, first-person singular preterite desprendi, past participle desprendido)
* (transitive) to loosen
    Synonym: soltar
* (transitive) to release, detach
    Synonyms: desligar, desatar

#### Derived terms

* desprendimento

### Further reading

* “desprender”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From des- +‎ prender (“to catch”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /despɾenˈdeɾ/ [d̪es.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: des‧pren‧der

### Verb

desprender (first-person singular present desprendo, first-person singular preterite desprendí, past participle desprendido)
* (transitive, also pronominal) to detach
    Synonym: desatar
    Se ha desprendido un botón del saco.A button's fallen off the jacket.
** 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page IX:Andando los tiempos y a medida que se elevaba el nivel intelectual del medio, el hombre habría debido ir desprendiéndose con relativa facilidad de la mayor parte de esos prejuicios.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (transitive) to give off
    Esta rosa silvestre desprende un aroma dulce.This wild rose gives off a sweet scent.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* desprenderse
* desprendimiento

### Further reading

* “desprender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10