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recrudesceto break out again after a period of being inactive or dormant

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to break out again after a period of being inactive or dormant

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈkruːdɛs/

Korean meaning: 잠잠하던 것이 다시 활동하거나 발생하다, 재발하다

Korean pronunciation: 리**크루**데스

Example Sentences

  • Just when I thought my addiction to online shopping was cured, it recrudesced during the Black Friday sales.
  • The political tensions that had been dormant for months began to recrudesce before the election.
  • His back pain recrudesced every time he tried to impress people by lifting heavy furniture.

recrudesce

VERB

//rɪˈkruːdɛs//

to break out again after a period of being inactive or dormant

recrudesce concept
💡 Concept

The doctor examines the area carefully while taking notes about the recurring symptoms. a medical condition breaking out again after a period of being inactive or dormant

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈkruːdɛs/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈkruːdɛs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootcrud
Suffix--esce

Origin

From Latin recrudescere, meaning 'to become raw again' or 'to break open again,' originally used to describe wounds that reopened and became fresh.

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🎵Rhyme

convalesceeffervesceacquiesce
convalesce
effervesce
acquiesce

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Just when I thought my addiction to online shopping was cured, it recrudesced during the Black Friday sales.

The political tensions that had been dormant for months began to recrudesce before the election.

😄 Fun example

His back pain recrudesced every time he tried to impress people by lifting heavy furniture.

The economic crisis recrudesced despite government efforts to prevent it.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

recurresurgereappearflare uprevive

Antonyms

subsidediminishheal

Related

recrudescencecruderecruitconvalesce