"-esce" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "coalesce"
        },
        {
          "word": "convalesce"
        },
        {
          "word": "deliquesce"
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          "word": "effervesce"
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        {
          "word": "evanesce"
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          "word": "luminesce"
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          "word": "-escence"
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          "word": "-escent"
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      "ipa": "/-ˈɛs/"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "deliquesce"
    },
    {
      "word": "effervesce"
    },
    {
      "word": "evanesce"
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      "word": "luminesce"
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      "word": "-escence"
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      "word": "-escent"
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