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-esce
(-esce)
Syllabification:
On
Off
suffix
forming verbs, often denoting the initiation of action:
coalesce
effervesce
Origin:
from or suggested by Latin verbs ending in
-escere
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eschatology
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escheat
Escher, M. C.
eschew
eschscholzia