English Explanatory Dictionary

defervesce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.
  2. To become less agitated; to cool down.

Pronunciation

/(ˌ)diːfəˈvɛs/ /(ˌ)dɪ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defervesce.wav dē'fər-vĕsʹ dĕ'- /ˌdifɚˈvɛs/ /ˌdɛ-/

Word forms

defervesce defervesces defervescing defervesced

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfervēscere, from dē- (prefix denoting removal, reversal, or undoing) + fervēscō (“to grow hot, to begin to boil”), from ferveō (“to be hot; to boil; to burn; to be agitated or inflamed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).

Related words

defervescence defervescent effervesce effervescence effervescency effervescent effervescently fervence fervency fervent fervescent fervour fervor fever feverish feverishly noneffervescent uneffervescent unfervent
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