effloresce

Flower into being

Effloresce means to bloom or burst into flower, though the verb appears more often in technical and figurative contexts than botanical ones.

In chemistry, a substance effloresces when it loses water and forms a powdery coating on its surface.

Buildings effloresce when mineral salts migrate through masonry and crystallize as a white residue.

Figuratively, something that effloresces develops or unfolds in a flourishing way: Her talent effloresced during those formative years.

flourish

thrive

Flourish with vigor

bloom · mature · ripen · develop · emerge · unfold · come forth · peak · radiate · shine

crystallize

salt

Sodium chloride compound

powder · precipitate · solidify · nucleation · calcite · gypsum · halite · sulfate · evaporate · surface

bloom

blossom

Flower on fruit tree

botanical · garden · springtime · nectar · pollen · stamen · pistil · anther · corolla · sepals

Opposites
vitality and flourishing

efflorescewither

Dry and decay

wilt · fade · decay · die · shrivel

emergence and visibility

efflorescerecede

Move back from

withdraw · disappear · retreat · contract · shrink

Family

efflorescence, efflorescent, effloresced, efflorescences

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