/ Dictionary / Index R recrudesce: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•cru•desce Pronunciation: (rē"kr-des'), [key] — -desced, -desc•ing. to break out afresh, as a sore, a disease, or anything else that has been quiescent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: recrudesce (Thesaurus) rec room recrudescence Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language