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rubescent

[roo-bes-uh nt]
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adjective

becoming red; blushing.

Origin of rubescent

1725–35; < Latin rubēscent- (stem of rubēscēns, present participle of rubēscere to redden), equivalent to rub(ēre) to be red (derivative of ruber red; see ruby) + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
Related formsru·bes·cence, noun
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Related Words for rubescent

crimson, blooming, cerise, claret, colored, florid, healthy, red, rosy, ruddy, reddish, rubescent, blushing, rubicund, erubescent, incarnadine

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British Dictionary definitions for rubescent

rubescent

adjective

literary reddening; blushing
Derived Formsrubescence, noun

Word Origin for rubescent

C18: from Latin rubescere to grow red, from ruber red
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rubescent in Medicine

rubescent

[rōō-bĕs′ənt]

adj.

Turning red; reddening.
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