desencadenar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- + encadenar.

Pronunciation

Verb

desencadenar (first-person singular present desencadeno, first-person singular preterite desencadení, past participle desencadenat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to unleash, to release

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From des- + encadenar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desenkadeˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.sẽŋ.ka.ð̞eˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sen‧ca‧de‧nar

Verb

desencadenar (first-person singular present desencadeno, first-person singular preterite desencadené, past participle desencadenado)

  1. (transitive) to unchain, to unleash, to release
    Antonym: encadenar
  2. (transitive) to trigger, unleash (to initiate something)
  3. (reflexive, of a storm) to burst; to erupt

Conjugation

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