effervesce

ef·fer·vesce

intransitive verb \ˌe-fər-ˈves\

ef·fer·vescedef·fer·vesc·ing

Definition of EFFERVESCE

1

: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes

2

: to show liveliness or exhilaration

— ef·fer·ves·cence \-ˈve-s^ən(t)s\ noun

— ef·fer·ves·cent \-s^ənt\ adjective

— ef·fer·ves·cent·ly adverb

Origin of EFFERVESCE

Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of fervēre to boil — more at brew

First Known Use: 1784

Rhymes with EFFERVESCE

ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process

ef·fer·vesce

intransitive verb \ˌef-ər-ˈves\   (Medical Dictionary)

ef·fer·vesced; ef·fer·vesc·ing

Medical Definition of EFFERVESCE

: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes

—ef·fer·ves·cence \-ˈves-^ən(t)s\ (audio pronunciation) noun

—ef·fer·ves·cent \-^ənt\ (audio pronunciation) adjective