intumesce
UK/ɪntjʊˈmɛs/US/ɪntuˈmɛs/
intumesce verb: to swell or enlarge (abnormally).
Verb
intumesce (third-person singular simple present intumesces, present participle intumescing, simple past and past participle intumesced)
intumesce meaning in Bengali
intumesce in Bengali
- স্ফীত হওয়া, বড় হওয়া, বুদবুদ আকারে ওঠা
Forms of intumesce
| third-person singular present | intumesces |
|---|---|
| present participle | intumescing |
| past participle | intumesced |
| past | intumesced |
Origin of intumesce
From Latin intumēscō.
Words that rhyme with intumesce
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- SMS
- success
- compress
- largesse
- ness
- profess
- confess
- distress
- regress
- depress
- excess
- guess
- prepossess
- undress
- CBS
- ingress
- oppress
- redress
- transgress
- assess
- cess
- duress
- fess
- fluoresce
- Hesse
- less
- mayoress
- obsess
- tress
- unless
- yes
- accresce
- acquiesce
- aggress
- BESS
- caress
- clothes press
- congress
- defervesce
- digress
- ess
- foulness
- Hess
- jess
- lazy S
- liquesce
- repress
- second-guess
Questions about intumesce
- What does intumesce mean?
- Intumesce means to swell or enlarge (abnormally).
- What is intumesce in Bengali?
- Intumesce in Bengali is স্ফীত হওয়া, বড় হওয়া, বুদবুদ আকারে ওঠা. See Intumesce meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is intumesce?
- Intumesce is a verb.
- How do you pronounce intumesce?
- Intumesce is pronounced /ɪntjʊˈmɛs/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of intumesce?
- The past tense of intumesce is intumesced.
Words near intumesce in the dictionary
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