Rubescent Definition
ro͝o-bĕsənt
adjective
Becoming red; specif., blushing or flushing.
Webster's New World
Origin of Rubescent
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Latin rubēscēns rubēscent- present participle of rubēscere to grow red inchoative of rubēre to be red reudh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Attested since at least 1730, from Latin rubescens, present participle of rubescere.
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