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Word: Intumesce
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin intumescere, from in- ‘into’ + tumescere ‘begin to swell’ (from tumere ‘swell’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
swell up.
Short Definition:swell up
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