Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

    This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.

    the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement

  2. (archaic, not comparable)Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

Origin

From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or ra

From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or raw”).

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Word family

1 related words
Relatedrecrudescence

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
recoveryB1recreaterecreationB2recreationalrecruitB2recruitmentrectal

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