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intumesced

intumesced is the simple past and past participle of intumesce.

Meaning of intumesce

Verb

intumesce (third-person singular simple present intumesces, present participle intumescing, simple past and past participle intumesced)

  1. To swell or enlarge (abnormally)
  2. To bubble up (as the result of heating)

Questions about intumesced

What is intumesced the simple past and past participle of?
Intumesced is the simple past and past participle of intumesce.

Words near intumesced in the dictionary

  1. intuitivist
  2. intuitivists
  3. intuitivity
  4. intuits
  5. intumesce
  6. intumesced
  7. intumescence
  8. intumescences
  9. intumescent
  10. intumescents
  11. intumesces

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