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

See Examples For:

recrudesce recrudesced

Provided always that the servant did not recrudesce!

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

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

From The Scarlet Plague by Grant, Gordon

But even a hand-clasp, left to enjoy itself by its parents—not nipped in the bud—might poison their palms and recrudesce a little in Society, long years after!

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

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 ● Feb. 14, 2019

What does it mean that Beavis and Butt-Head have recrudesced at the same moment that Pop-Up Video has bubbled back up on VH1.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2011

The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.

From John Barleycorn by London, Jack

Strange to say, the gale, after easing to a mild breeze, recrudesced in a sort of after-clap. 

From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by London, Jack

Many times, in the jacket, has Adam Strang recrudesced, but always he springs into being full-statured, heavy-thewed, a full thirty years of age.

From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by London, Jack