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1. (v.t.) tumefy
to become or cause to become swollen.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L tumefacere to cause to swell =tume-, var. s. of tumēre to swell +facere to make, do1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) tumefy
cause to become very swollen
2. (verb) swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
expand abnormally
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
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| Definition of 'tumefy' |
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1. (verb) tumefy
to swell; to cause to swell, or puff up
2. (verb) tumefy
to rise in a tumor; to swell
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