tumesce

tu·mesce

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-mes, tyoo-]
- /tuˈmɛs, tyu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-mes, tyoo-]
- /tuˈmɛs, tyu-/

Definition of tumesce word

verb tumesce to swell or become tumid 0

Just one definition for tumesce

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Origin of tumesce

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; back formation from tumescent

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Parts of speech for Tumesce

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tumesce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.