recrudesce

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/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛs//ˌɹi-/

verb

To recur, or break out anew after a quiescence or dormant period.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbrecrudesce (third-person singular simple present recrudesces, present participle recrudescing, simple past and past participle recrudesced)

present singular third person recrudesces · participle present recrudescing · participle past recrudesced · past recrudesced

  1. intransitiveTo recur, or break out anew after a quiescence or dormant period.

    Synonyms: repeat

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo recur, or break out anew after a quiescence or dormant period.

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verbhappen

verbbecome raw or open

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

recrudesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recrudesce

MLA

“recrudesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recrudesce. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recrudesce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recrudesce.

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