INTUMESCE


Meaning of INTUMESCE in English

[ ˌɪntjʊ'mɛs ]

■ verb rare swell up.

Derivatives

~nce noun

~nt adjective

Origin

C18: from L. ~re , from in- 'into' + tumescere 'begin to swell' (from tumere 'swell').

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