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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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