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excresco.

to grow out, grow up

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɛkˈskreːs.koː]Classical-Latin[ekˈskrɛs.ko]

  1. to grow out, grow up

    conjugation-3 · intransitive

  2. to grow excessively

    conjugation-3 · figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin excrēscō From ex + crēscō (“to grow”).

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