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Effloresce

To blossom forth.

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Bloom 76% connected

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Blossom 76% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Encrust 76% connected

To incrust. See Incrust.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Flower 76% connected

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Incrust 76% connected

To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetme…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Solidify 76% connected

To make solid or compact.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 1

Devitrify 76% connected

To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Crystallize 92% connected

To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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