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recrudesce
re·cru·desce [ r kroo déss ] (past and past participle re·cru·desced, present participle re·cru·desc·ing, 3rd person present singular re·cru·desc·es)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
break out again: to break out or become active again after a dormant period
[Mid-17th century. Back-formation <recrudescence< Latin recrudescere "become raw again" < crudus "raw, bloody"]

re·cru·des·cence noun
re·cru·des·cent adjective
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