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   recrudesce

   /ˌriːkruːˈdɛs/

   verb

   • 1. break out again; recur: formal "diseases such as polio, which had been limited to a handful of countries, can recrudesce when conditions favour the virus"

   Word Origin early 18th century: back-formation from recrudescence.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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