Intumesce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically

expand abnormally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈuːmɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntjˈuːmɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntjˈuːmɛs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈuːmɛs/.

Examples

Gases bubbled up from the earth
Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America
The bellies of the starving children are swelling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swell swell up tumefy bubble up tumesce

Parts of Speech

verb	move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically “Gases bubbled up from the earth”
verb	expand abnormally “The bellies of the starving children are swelling”

Word Forms

swelling	noun	an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
intumescency	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescence	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
tumefaction	noun	the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
tumescent	adjective	abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intumeszieren

bewegen sich in Blasen nach oben, wie durch die Wirkung von Erhitzung; auch metaphorisch verwendet

🇫🇷French

intumescence

se déplacent vers le haut dans des bulles, sous l'effet du chauffage ; également utilisé métaphoriquement

🇪🇸Spanish

intumescer

moverse hacia arriba en burbujas, como por efecto del calentamiento; también usado metafóricamente

🇳🇱Dutch

opzwellen

in belletjes naar boven bewegen, als gevolg van het effect van verwarming; ook metaforisch gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

intumescer

move-se para cima em bolhas, como por efeito de aquecimento; também usado metaforicamente

🇷🇺Russian

набухать

движутся пузырьками вверх, как от воздействия нагрева; также используется метафорически

India

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্তঃসত্ত্বা

বুদবুদগুলিতে উপরের দিকে সরান, যেমন গরম করার প্রভাব থেকে; রূপকভাবেও ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்புகுத்தல்

வெப்பத்தின் விளைவால், குமிழிகளில் மேல்நோக்கி நகர்த்தவும்; உருவகமாகவும் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పొత్తికడుపు

తాపన ప్రభావం నుండి బుడగలు పైకి తరలించు; రూపకంగా కూడా ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ટ્યુમેસ

પરપોટામાં ઉપરની તરફ ખસેડો, જેમ કે ગરમીની અસરથી; રૂપક તરીકે પણ વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಹೊಕ್ಕು

ತಾಪನದ ಪರಿಣಾಮದಂತೆ ಗುಳ್ಳೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಸಿ; ರೂಪಕವಾಗಿಯೂ ಬಳಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肿胀

由于加热的作用，在气泡中向上移动；也用来比喻

🇯🇵Japanese

膨張する

加熱の影響のように、泡の中で上向きに移動します。比喩的にも使用される

🇰🇷Korean

팽창하다

가열 효과로 인해 거품이 위쪽으로 이동합니다. 은유적으로도 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sưng tấy

di chuyển lên trên trong bong bóng do tác dụng của nhiệt; cũng được sử dụng một cách ẩn dụ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้มข้น

เลื่อนขึ้นไปเป็นฟองอากาศจากผลของความร้อน ยังใช้เชิงเปรียบเทียบอีกด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumbuh subur

bergerak ke atas dalam gelembung, seperti akibat efek pemanasan; juga digunakan secara metaforis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتفاخ

يتحرك للأعلى على شكل فقاعات، نتيجة لتأثير التسخين؛ تستخدم أيضا بشكل مجازي

🇮🇷Persian

متورم شدن

حرکت به سمت بالا در حباب، مانند اثر گرما؛ به صورت استعاری نیز استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şişkinlik

ısınmanın etkisiyle kabarcıklar halinde yukarı doğru hareket eder; mecazi anlamda da kullanılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתבלים

לנוע כלפי מעלה בבועות, כמו מהשפעת החימום; משמש גם באופן מטפורי

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