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  1. 1. v. t. To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. cause to become very swollen Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. expand abnormally Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v. cause to become very swollen Source: ecdict

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