recrudesce

re·cru·desce

verb \ˌrē-krü-ˈdes\

re·cru·descedre·cru·desc·ing

Definition of RECRUDESCE

intransitive verb

: to break out or become active again

Origin of RECRUDESCE

Latin recrudescere to become raw again, from re- + crudescere to become raw, from crudus raw — more at raw

First Known Use: 1884

Rhymes with RECRUDESCE

ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, 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, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process