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recrudesce

[ree-kroo-des]

verb (used without object), re·cru·desced, re·cru·desc·ing.

to break out afresh, as a sore, a disease, or anything else that has been quiescent.

Origin:
1880–85; < Latin recrūdēscere to become raw again, equivalent to re- re- + crūdēscere to grow harsh, worse (crūd(us) bloody (see crude) + -ēscere inchoative suffix)

Synonyms
erupt, revive.

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recrudesce (ˌriːkruːˈdɛs)

—vb
	(intr) (of a disease, trouble, etc) to break out or appear again after a period of dormancy; recur

[C19: from Latin recrūdēscere to become raw again, from re- + crūdēscere to grow worse, from crūdus bloody, raw; see crude]

recru'descence

—n

recru'descent

—*adj*

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