† excresceexcreasen.
Obsolete.
A growing out; in quots. concrete excess amount, increase.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > excessive increase
excrescence1533
surcrease1600
overgrowth1604
overswelling1632
surcruec1638
excresce1707
hypertrophy1856
inflation1885
the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity > excessive quantity or amount
overchargea1325
outrakea1400
surcharge1603
superflux1608
overquantitya1626
overflux1633
gluta1652
overdose1700
excresce1707
overseta1715
embarras de richesse1750
sickener1809
embarras de choix1825
richesse1875
basinful1935
1707 Stewart Index to Scots Acts 14 (Jam.) The excresce of the excise or the inland salt and forraign commodities, etc.
17.. W. Forbes Suppl. Dec. 56 (Jam.) There happened in the coining sometimes an excresce on the tale, of five or six shillings or thereby, in one hundred pounds.
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† excresceexcreasev.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To grow out or forth; to constitute an excrescence; to increase inordinately; to exceed what is usual.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > be more than what is usual
excresce1570
the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (intransitive)] > excessively
surcrease1566
excresce1570
the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [verb (intransitive)] > grow
waxc1000
thrivec1175
breeda1350
grow1382
springc1384
upgrowc1430
shoot1538
bud1566
eche1567
to start up1570
vegetate1605
excresce1691
1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome ii. f. 23v So hath this wretched kinde of men in little time excreast.
1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. h vij Quhilk [xi days] addit to yat ȝere quhairin it excresseis makis ye same to exeid the common ȝere of ye sone be 19 dayes.
1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 71 The Pores..so numerous in the Skin, thro' which the Hairs excresce.
Derivatives
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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing or increased to excess
overgrowinga1450
excreasing1578
excrescent1657
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 2 When a bone in any part, stretcheth forth his substance in excreasing maner.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 145 How this excresing power should have crept into the whole Church.
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