Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Recrudescent /(-sent)/ · Re·cru·des·cent · IPA /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/ 01 a. Growing raw, sore, or painful again. 1. Growing raw, sore, or painful again. 2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.