About The Word Tumefy
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Tumefy
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What's The Definition Of Tumefy?
[v] expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
[v] cause to become very swollen Synonyms | Synonyms for Tumefy: intumesce | swell | swell up Related Terms | Find terms related to Tumefy: See Also | belly | belly out | blister | bloat | blow up | distend | expand | puff | puff out | puff up | vesicate Tumefy In Webster's Dictionary \Tu"me*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Tumefying}.] [F. tum['e]fier, fr. L. tumere to swell +
-ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See
{Tumid}, and {-fy}.]
To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.
To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but
the tenor of the thought. --De Quincey.
\Tu"me*fy\, v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell. |
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