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recrudesce

/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛs/

recrudesce verb: to recur, or break out anew after a quiescence or dormant period.

Verb

recrudesce (third-person singular simple present recrudesces, present participle recrudescing, simple past and past participle recrudesced)

  1. (intransitive) To recur, or break out anew after a quiescence or dormant period.
    Synonyms:
    repeat

Synonyms of recrudesce

Forms of recrudesce

third-person singular presentrecrudesces
present participlerecrudescing
past participlerecrudesced
pastrecrudesced

Words formed from recrudesce

Words that rhyme with recrudesce

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Questions about recrudesce

What does recrudesce mean?
Recrudesce means to recur, or break out anew after a quiescence or dormant period.
What part of speech is recrudesce?
Recrudesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce recrudesce?
Recrudesce is pronounced /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛs/.
What is the past tense of recrudesce?
The past tense of recrudesce is recrudesced.

Words near recrudesce in the dictionary

  1. recrucifixion
  2. recrucifixions
  3. recrucify
  4. recrucifying
  5. recrudency
  6. recrudesce
  7. recrudesced
  8. recrudescence
  9. recrudescences
  10. recrudescencies
  11. recrudescency

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