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intumesce definition

in·tu·mesce (in′to̵̅o̅ mes′, -tyo̵̅o̅-)

intransitive verb intumesced -·mesced′, intumescing -·mesc′·ing

to swell, enlarge, expand, or bubble up, as with heat

Etymology: L intumescere: see in- & tumescent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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