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ingravescent definition

in·gra·ves·cent (in′grə ves′ənt)

adjective

Now Rare becoming more and more severe, as a disease

Etymology: L ingravescens, prp. of ingravescere, to become heavier, grow worse < in-, in- + gravis, heavy, severe, grave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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