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intumescer

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin intumēscō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈseɾ/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈʃeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈʃe.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: in‧tu‧mes‧cer

Verb

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intumescer (first-person singular present intumesço, first-person singular preterite intumesci, past participle intumescido)

  1. (intransitive, of a wound or body part) to swell, to swell up
  2. (transitive) to cause (a wound or body part) to swell
  3. (transitive, figurative) to cause excessive pride

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