Definitions for: Tumefy

[v] expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
[v] cause to become very swollen

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: intumesce, swell, swell up

See Also: belly, belly out, blister, bloat, blow up, distend, expand, puff, puff out, puff up, vesicate

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