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词汇 intumesce
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Definition of intumesce in English:

intumesce

verb ˌɪntjʊˈmɛsˌɪnt(j)uˈmɛs
[no object]rare
  • Swell up.

    〈罕〉膨胀;肿大;扩大

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each woman I take seems to deepen my rage, intumesce my lust, and refine my deviant appetite.
    Synonyms
    become bigger, make bigger, become larger, make larger, become greater, make greater, increase in size, grow, expand

Derivatives

  • intumescence

  • noun ɪntjʊˈmɛsnsˌɪnt(j)uˈmɛs(ə)ns
    rare
    • Synonyms
      bump, lump, bulge, inflammation, protuberance, excrescence, enlargement, distension, prominence, protrusion, tumour, node, nodule
      swelling, bulging, bloating, distension, dilatation, turgidity

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin intumescere, from in- 'into' + tumescere 'begin to swell' (from tumere 'swell').

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of intumesce in US English:

intumesce

verbˌint(y)o͞oˈmesˌɪnt(j)uˈmɛs
[no object]rare
  • Swell up.

    〈罕〉膨胀;肿大;扩大

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each woman I take seems to deepen my rage, intumesce my lust, and refine my deviant appetite.
    Synonyms
    become bigger, make bigger, become larger, make larger, become greater, make greater, increase in size, grow, expand

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin intumescere, from in- ‘into’ + tumescere ‘begin to swell’ (from tumere ‘swell’).

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