First Known Use: 1784
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effervesce
verb ef·fer·vesce \ˌe-fər-ˈves\
ef·fer·vescedef·fer·vesc·ing
Definition of EFFERVESCE
intransitive verb
1
: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
2
: to show liveliness or exhilaration
— ef·fer·ves·cence \-ˈve-sən(t)s\ noun
— ef·fer·ves·cent \-sənt\ adjective
— ef·fer·ves·cent·ly adverb
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Origin of EFFERVESCE
Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of fervēre to boil — more at brew
Rhymes with EFFERVESCE
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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effervesce
intransitive verb ef·fer·vesce \ˌef-ər-ˈves\
ef·fer·vescedef·fer·vesc·ing
Medical Definition of EFFERVESCE
: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
—ef·fer·ves·cence \-ˈves-ən(t)s\ noun
—ef·fer·ves·cent \-ənt\ adjective
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