turgesce

English

Etymology

Latin turgescere, verb inchoate from turgere (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təːˈd͡ʒɛs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɚˈd͡ʒɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

turgesce (third-person singular simple present turgesces, present participle turgescing, simple past and past participle turgesced)

1. (intransitive) To become turgid; to swell up or bloat.

Related terms

• turgescence
• turgescent
• turgidity
• turgor

References

• “turgesce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

turgēsce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of turgēscō