-esce

/-ˈɛs/

suffix

Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco

OriginLatin -ēscō →
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Meanings

suffix-esce (verb-forming suffix, third-person singular simple present -esces, present participle -escing, simple past and past participle -esced)

present singular third person -esces · participle present -escing · participle past -esced · past -esced

  1. Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
-ose

Origin

  1. Latin-ēscō“to grow, become a certain way”
  2. English-esce

From Latin -ēscō (“to grow, become a certain way”, an inchoative suffix). Compare -ish (Etymology 2).

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APA

-esce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-esce

MLA

“-esce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-esce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-esce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-esce.

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