acescent

& s. [In Fr. acescent; Lat. acescens. The suff. -escens = Lat. crescens = Eng. increasing.] A. As adjective : *1. Ord. Lang. Becoming increasingly sour. Sometimes used loosely for slightly sour. 2. Bot . Sour, tart, acid. (Loudon: Cyclop . of Plants, Glo .) * B. As subst . That which tends to sourne or acidity. qualified with a sufficient quantity of acescents, bread, sugar, and fermented liquors."-Arbuthnot. *a-çe'se, v.t. & i. [CEASE.] 1. Transitive : To cause to cease, to satisfy. "Al wo and werres he schal acese , And set al reams in rest and pese." MS . Douce , 302, 1. 29. ( Hall i well .) 2. Intransitive : To cease.