effloresce
To burst into bloom; to flowerTo burst into bloom; to flower.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To burst into bloom; to flower.
come into or as if into flower
(figuratively, intransitive)Of something hidden: to come forth, to emerge; also, to reach full glory or power.
Senses relating to chemistry.
(intransitive)Of a substance: to change from being crystalline to powdery by losing water of crystallization.
(intransitive)Of a salt: to seep through some material (bricks, concrete, earth, rock, etc.) in a dissolved state, and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form.
(intransitive)Of the surface of a material: to become covered with a powdery salt (as described in sense 3.2).
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin efflōrēscere, present active infinitive of efflōrēscō (“to bloom, blossom; to fFrom Latin efflōrēscere, present active infinitive of efflōrēscō (“to bloom, blossom; to flourish”) + -ere (suffix forming infinitives). Efflōrēscō is derived from ef- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + flōrēscō (“to blossom, flower; to begin to flourish or prosper”) (from flōreō (“to bloom, blossom, flower; to flourish, prosper”) (from flōs (“blossom, flower”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“bloom, flower”)) + -scō (suffix forming verbs having the sense of beginning something)). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin flor- + -esce.
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Forms
effloresces, efflorescing, effloresced, effloresced| Base form | effloresce · to effloresce |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | effloresces |
| Present participle | efflorescing |
| Past simple | effloresced |
| Past participle | effloresced |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- come into or as if into flower:burst forth
- assume crystalline form; become crystallized:crystallizecrystalizecrystalise
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle