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recrudesce

[ ree-kroo-des ]

verb (used without object)

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

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recrudesce

/ ˌːːˈɛ /

verb

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

  • ˌ𳦰ˈԳ, noun
  • ˌ𳦰ˈԳ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recrudesce1

1880–85; < Latin 𳦰ūŧ to become raw again, equivalent to re- re- + ūŧ to grow harsh, worse ( ū ( us ) bloody ( crude ) + inchoative suffix)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recrudesce1

C19: from Latin 𳦰ūŧ to become raw again, from re- + ūŧ to grow worse, from ūus bloody, raw; see crude
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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.

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Provided always that the servant did not recrudesce!

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

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It disappeared amongst the people, only to recrudesce in some localities as fresh infection was introduced by the white man, or brought back to the settlements by visits to the white towns.

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

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