-esce
Word Origin
1
a suffix appearing in verbs borrowed from Latin, where it had an inchoative meaning:
convalesce; putresce.
Origin
< Latin -ēscere
Related Words
- -escence
- -escent
- adolescent
- agnize
- coalesce
- convalesce
-escea suffix of verbs meaning to begin to be or do something, become, grow, or be somewhat (as indicated by the rest of the word), as in convalesce, deliquesce.
[Latin -escere, with inchoative force]-esce
suffix
- forming verbs, often denoting the initiation of action［构成动词］表示“行动的开始”：
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coalesce
effervesce.
词源
from or suggested by Latin verbs ending in -escere.
ORIGIN: Repr. Latin -escere .
-esce
Suffix
- Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco
Etymology
From Latin -escere, form of -ēscō (“I become”).
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -esce
Related terms
后缀：-esce [动词后缀]
表示动作开始或正在进行。它的对应名词后缀为-escence或-escency，它的对应形容词后缀为-escent
evanesce 渐渐消失
effloresce 开花
senesce 开始衰老
coalesce 联合，结合
fluoresce 发萤光
deliquesce 潮解，液化
convaleace 渐愈，恢复健康
rejuvenesce （使）返老还童
obsolesce 废除不用
incandesce （使）白热化，炽热化