Thesaurus: tumefy

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1. v. t. To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.
2. v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell.
3. v. cause to become very swollen
4. v. expand abnormally
5. 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. To rise in a tumor; to swell.
6. To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of thethought. De Quincey.
7. v. cause to become very swollen