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intumesce
intumesce - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
intumesce
Definition
(verb) move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
Synonyms
:
bubble up
Example Sentence
Gases bubbled up from the earth
Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America
Definition
(verb) expand abnormally
Synonyms
:
swell
,
swell up
,
tumefy
,
tumesce
Example Sentence
The bellies of the starving children are swelling
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