intumesce
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in·tu·mesce
(ĭn′to͞o-mĕs′, -tyo͞o-)intr.v. in·tu·mesced, in·tu·mesc·ing, in·tu·mesc·es
1. To swell or expand; enlarge.
2. To bubble up, especially from the effect of heating.
[Latin intumēscere : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + tumēscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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intumesce
(ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs)vb
(intr) to swell or become swollen; undergo intumescence
[C18: from Latin intumescere, from tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre to swell]
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intumesce
Past participle: intumesced
Gerund: intumescing
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Verb | 1. | intumesce - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" |
2. | intumesce - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows" expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" puff out, puff up, puff, blow up - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests" bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated" |
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Translations
in·tu·mesce
v. intumecer, engrosar, agrandar.
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