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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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