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Intumesce

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Definitions for Intumesce

verb
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating
Synonyms
bubble up
Examples
  1. also used metaphorically
  2. Gases bubbled up from the earth
  3. Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America
verb
expand abnormally
Synonyms
swell swell up tumefy tumesce
Examples
  1. The bellies of the starving children are swelling

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