Intumesce has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
"Gases bubbled up from the earth"
"Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"
2
expand abnormally
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
3
To swell or enlarge (abnormally)
Example Sentences
"Gases bubbled up from the earth"
verb
"Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"
verb
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)