recrudesce

American  

[ree-kroo-des] / ˌri kruˈdɛs /

verb (used without object)

recrudesced, recrudescing

1. to break out afresh, as a sore, a disease, or anything else that has been quiescent.

   Synonyms:

   revive, erupt

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recrudesce British  

/ ˌriːkruːˈdɛs /

verb

1. (intr) (of a disease, trouble, etc) to break out or appear again after a period of dormancy; recur

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Other Word Forms

• recrudescence noun
• recrudescent adjective

Etymology

Origin of recrudesce

1880–85; < Latin recrūdēscere to become raw again, equivalent to re- re- + crūdēscere to grow harsh, worse ( crūd ( us ) bloody ( crude ) + -ēscere inchoative suffix)

Example Sentences

It presents a fine contrast with “Temptation Island,” an early-twenty-first-century artifact with a fin-de-siècle vibe, which has recently recrudesced on the USA Network.

From The New Yorker

Provided always that the servant did not recrudesce!

From Project Gutenberg

It was noticeable that in these rambling soliloquies his English seemed to recrudesce into better construction and phraseology.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor from within the darkened chamber of himself could reality recrudesce. 

From Project Gutenberg

And as the old hunting instincts had aroused that day in the wolf-dog, so in him recrudesced all the old hot desire of gold-hunting.

From Project Gutenberg