intumesce

[ in-too-mes, -tyoo- ]

verb (used without object)

, in·tu·mesced, in·tu·mesc·ing.

1. to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
2. to bubble up.

intumesce

/ ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs /

verb

1. intr to swell or become swollen; undergo intumescence

Word History and Origins

Origin of intumesce¹

1790–1800; < Latin intumēscere to swell up, equivalent to in- in- ² + tumēscere, equivalent to tum ( ēre ) to swell + -ēscere -esce

Word History and Origins

Origin of intumesce¹

C18: from Latin intumescere, from tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre to swell