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vesicate vs intumesce

intumesce vs vesicate

vesicate and intumesce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vesicate No No Yes No
intumesce No No Yes No
As verbs, intumesce is a hypernym of vesicate; that is, intumesce is a word with a broader meaning than vesicate:
  • vesicate: get blistered
  • intumesce: expand abnormally
Other hypernyms of vesicate include swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce.
vesicate (verb) intumesce (verb)
get blistered expand abnormally
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
Difference between vesicate and intumesce

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