turgesce

== English == === Etymology === From Latin turgescere, verb inchoate from turgere (“to swell”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təːˈd͡ʒɛs/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɚˈd͡ʒɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === turgesce (third-person singular simple present turgesces, present participle turgescing, simple past and past participle turgesced) (intransitive) To become turgid; to swell up or bloat. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “turgesce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === turgēsce second-person singular present active imperative of turgēscō