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      intumesce
      verb
      expand abnormally
      move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating
      Roots
      inin- · Latin · into, intensifiertumeretumesce- · Latin · to swell
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      The word intumesce breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“into, intensifier”); and tumesce, from Latin tumere (“to swell”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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