intumescer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intumēscō.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.meˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.meˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈseɾ/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: in‧tu‧mes‧cer

Verb

intumescer (first-person singular present intumesço, first-person singular preterite intumesci, past participle intumescido)

  1. (intransitive, of a wound or body part) to swell, to swell up
  2. (transitive) to cause (a wound or body part) to swell
  3. (transitive, figurative) to cause excessive pride

Conjugation

Synonyms

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