Synonyms

recrudesce

American

[ree-kroo-des] / ˌri kruˈdɛs /

verb (used without object)

recrudesced, recrudescing

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

Synonyms:

revive, erupt

recrudesce British

/ ˌriːkruːˈdɛs /

verb

(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

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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

Provided always that the servant did not recrudesce!

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

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

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