Definition of recrudesce in English:
recrudesce
verb ˌriːkruːˈdɛsˌrɛkruːˈdɛsˌrikruˈdɛs
[no object]formal Break out again; recur.
diseases such as polio, which had been limited to a handful of countries, can recrudesce when conditions favour the virus
Example sentencesExamples
- She was able to see a festering protest recrudescing.
- So either the usage has recrudesced or the verb vanished only from formal written prose, not from the spoken language.
Synonyms
happen again, reoccur, occur again, be repeated, repeat, repeat itself
Derivatives
noun ˌriːkruːˈdɛsənsˌrɛkruːˈdɛs(ə)nsˌrikruˈdɛs(ə)ns
mass nounformal The recurrence of an undesirable condition.
recrudescence of the disease is a real possibility
Example sentencesExamples
- a recrudescence of age-old tensions
- None of the children examined, seen either during a routine check-up or because of a recrudescence of the neurological symptoms, showed clinical signs of streptococcal infections.
- But the events of the 1790s, and the recrudescence of Evangelical fundamentalism, were ultimately to intensify the divide between the Protestant north-east and the rest of the country.
- The bitter legacy of economic competition in the 1930s helped to encourage a recrudescence of such fears during the early years of the war when unemployment remained a problem.
adjective ˌriːkruːˈdɛs(ə)ntˌrɛkruːˈdɛs(ə)ntˌrikruˈdɛs(ɛ)nt
formal Accordingly, after cessation of antibiotics for primary bacteremia, clinicians should follow patients carefully for signs and symptoms of recrudescent infection.
Example sentencesExamples
- Latent and recrudescent infections have also been reported.
- I remembered that like many people with herpes I occasionally get recurrence of the virus in saliva when no recrudescent lip lesion is present.
Origin
Early 18th century: back-formation from recrudescence.
Definition of recrudesce in US English:
recrudesce
verbˌrēkro͞oˈdesˌrikruˈdɛs
[no object]formal Break out again; recur.
diseases such as polio, which had been limited to a handful of countries, can recrudesce when conditions favor the virus
Example sentencesExamples
- So either the usage has recrudesced or the verb vanished only from formal written prose, not from the spoken language.
- She was able to see a festering protest recrudescing.
Synonyms
happen again, reoccur, occur again, be repeated, repeat, repeat itself
Origin
Early 18th century: back-formation from recrudescence.