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  • 1. intumesce
  • 2. intumesce
Table of Contents
  • 1. intumesce
  • 2. intumesce
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. intumesce

verb. expand abnormally.

Synonyms

  • vesicate
  • blow up
  • puff up
  • belly
  • puff
  • tumesce
  • expand
  • distend
  • puff out
  • swell up
  • tumefy
  • swell
  • bloat
  • blister

Antonyms

  • deflate
  • decrease
  • reduce
  • criticize

Etymology

  • intumesco (Latin)

2. intumesce

verb. move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically.

Synonyms

  • come up
  • rise up
  • rise
  • bubble up

Antonyms

  • exhale
  • depress
  • plain
  • contract

Etymology

  • intumesco (Latin)
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