verb
- to break out again; to become active again after a period of inactivity
Usage: formal; often used of diseases, conflicts, or problems
Examples
- The old wound began to recrudesce after years of dormancy.
- Political tensions recrudesced following the controversial election.
- The disease recrudesced despite initial treatment success.
- Violence recrudesced in the region after a brief ceasefire.
- Her symptoms recrudesced when she stopped taking medication.
- The conflict recrudesced with renewed intensity.