recrudesce

[ree-kroo-des]

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verb (used without object), re·cru·desced, re·cru·desc·ing.

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

Origin of recrudesce

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

Synonyms for recrudesce

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erupt, revive.

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Related Words for recrudesce

repair, repeat, reconsider, reexamine, recur, reappear, rebound, retire, revert, revisit, react, turn, rotate, recoil, revolve, retreat, reoccur, reenter

Examples from the Web for recrudesce

Historical Examples of recrudesce

It was noticeable that in these rambling soliloquies his English seemed to recrudesce into better construction and phraseology.
The Scarlet Plague
Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for recrudesce

recrudesce

verb

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

Derived Formsrecrudescence, nounrecrudescent, adjective

Word Origin for recrudesce

C19: from Latin recrūdēscere to become raw again, from re- + crūdēscere to grow worse, from crūdus bloody, raw; see crude

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Word Origin and History for recrudesce

1875, "break out afresh," back-formation from recrudescence or else from Latin recrudescere "become raw again, break open afresh." Related: Recrudesced; recrudescing.