 intumesce |
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| 1. | [ verb ] move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically | |
| Synonyms: | bubble_up | |
| Examples: | "Gases bubbled up from the earth" "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" |
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| Related terms: | surface | |
| 2. | [ verb ] expand abnormally | |
| Synonyms: | swell tumefy distend tumesce swell_up | |
| Examples: | "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" |
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| Related terms: | expand blister bloat puff distend belly swelling tumefaction | |
| Similar spelling: |
intumescency intumescence in_time indument indium indumentum |
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