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recrudecer

to worsen

verb rreh-kroo-deh-SEHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Latin recrudescere (to become raw again)

Also means

to flare up again

Usage Note

Recrudecer describes a situation — typically violence, illness, or a conflict — that intensifies or breaks out again after a lull: la violencia recrudeció (violence worsened/flared up again). It is an -er verb with a spelling change (c → zc) before o/a in the first-person singular present and the present subjunctive, like conocer. The noun form is recrudecimiento.

Examples

"El conflicto recrudeció en el norte del país."

Natural Translation

The conflict worsened in the north of the country.

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