单词 | detend |
释义 | detend, v.|diːˈtɛnd| [f. de- II. 1 + tend v.2; cf. F. détendre to relax, slacken.] trans. To reduce the tension or intensity of.
1930H. Read Wordsworth vii. 243 The philosopher begins with his intuitive apprehension and detends it—resolves it into that lower tension of expression which is prose. 1949Koestler Insight & Outlook xx. 282 Self-transcending emotions de-tend the body as no action is required. |

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