desalinear

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ alinear.

Verb

desalinear (first-person singular present desalineo, first-person singular preterite desalineí, past participle desalineat)

1. (transitive) to misalign

   Antonym: alinear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desalinear (first conjugation)

infinitive			desalinear
gerund			desalineant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desalineat		desalineada
		plural		desalineats		desalineades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desalineo	desalinees	desalinea	desalineem	desalineeu	desalineen
	imperfect	desalineava	desalineaves	desalineava	desalineàvem	desalineàveu	desalineaven
	future	desalinearé	desalinearàs	desalinearà	desalinearem	desalineareu	desalinearan
	preterite	desalineí	desalineares	desalineà	desalineàrem	desalineàreu	desalinearen
	conditional	desalinearia	desalinearies	desalinearia	desalinearíem	desalinearíeu	desalinearien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desalineï	desalineïs	desalineï	desalineem	desalineeu	desalineïn
	imperfect	desalineés	desalineessis	desalineés	desalineéssim	desalineéssiu	desalineessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	desalinea	desalineï	desalineem	desalineeu	desalineïn
	negative (no)	—	no desalineïs	no desalineï	no desalineem	no desalineeu	no desalineïn

Derived terms

• desalineació
• desalineament

Further reading

• “desalinear”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ alinear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desalineˈaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.li.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧li‧ne‧ar

Verb

desalinear (first-person singular present desalineo, first-person singular preterite desalineé, past participle desalineado)

1. (transitive) to misalign

   Antonym: alinear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desalinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desalinear
gerund			desalineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desalineado		desalineada
		plural		desalineados		desalineadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desalineo	desalineastú desalineásvos	desalinea	desalineamos	desalineáis	desalinean
	imperfect	desalineaba	desalineabas	desalineaba	desalineábamos	desalineabais	desalineaban
	preterite	desalineé	desalineaste	desalineó	desalineamos	desalineasteis	desalinearon
	future	desalinearé	desalinearás	desalineará	desalinearemos	desalinearéis	desalinearán
	conditional	desalinearía	desalinearías	desalinearía	desalinearíamos	desalinearíais	desalinearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desalinee	desalineestú desalineésvos2	desalinee	desalineemos	desalineéis	desalineen
	imperfect (ra)	desalineara	desalinearas	desalineara	desalineáramos	desalinearais	desalinearan
	imperfect (se)	desalinease	desalineases	desalinease	desalineásemos	desalineaseis	desalineasen
	future1	desalineare	desalineares	desalineare	desalineáremos	desalineareis	desalinearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desalineatú desalineávos	desalinee	desalineemos	desalinead	desalineen
	negative		no desalinees	no desalinee	no desalineemos	no desalineéis	no desalineen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of desalinear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive desalinear	dative	desalinearme	desalinearte	desalinearle, desalinearse	desalinearnos	desalinearos	desalinearles, desalinearse
	accusative	desalinearme	desalinearte	desalinearlo, desalinearla, desalinearse	desalinearnos	desalinearos	desalinearlos, desalinearlas, desalinearse
with gerund desalineando	dative	desalineándome	desalineándote	desalineándole, desalineándose	desalineándonos	desalineándoos	desalineándoles, desalineándose
	accusative	desalineándome	desalineándote	desalineándolo, desalineándola, desalineándose	desalineándonos	desalineándoos	desalineándolos, desalineándolas, desalineándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desalinea	dative	desalinéame	desalinéate	desalinéale	desalinéanos	not used	desalinéales
	accusative	desalinéame	desalinéate	desalinéalo, desalinéala	desalinéanos	not used	desalinéalos, desalinéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desalineá	dative	desalineame	desalineate	desalineale	desalineanos	not used	desalineales
	accusative	desalineame	desalineate	desalinealo, desalineala	desalineanos	not used	desalinealos, desalinealas
with formal second-person singular imperative desalinee	dative	desalinéeme	not used	desalinéele, desalinéese	desalinéenos	not used	desalinéeles
	accusative	desalinéeme	not used	desalinéelo, desalinéela, desalinéese	desalinéenos	not used	desalinéelos, desalinéelas
with first-person plural imperative desalineemos	dative	not used	desalineémoste	desalineémosle	desalineémonos	desalineémoos	desalineémosles
	accusative	not used	desalineémoste	desalineémoslo, desalineémosla	desalineémonos	desalineémoos	desalineémoslos, desalineémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desalinead	dative	desalineadme	not used	desalineadle	desalineadnos	desalineaos	desalineadles
	accusative	desalineadme	not used	desalineadlo, desalineadla	desalineadnos	desalineaos	desalineadlos, desalineadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desalineen	dative	desalinéenme	not used	desalinéenle	desalinéennos	not used	desalinéenles, desalinéense
	accusative	desalinéenme	not used	desalinéenlo, desalinéenla	desalinéennos	not used	desalinéenlos, desalinéenlas, desalinéense

Derived terms

• desalineación

Further reading

• “desalinear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025