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tu·me·fy
(to͞o′mə-fī′, tyo͞o′-)tr. & intr.v. tu·me·fied, tu·me·fy·ing, tu·me·fies
To swell or cause to swell.
[French tuméfier, Latin tumefacere; see tumefaction.]
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tumefy
(ˈtjuːmɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Medicine) to make or become tumid; swell or puff up
[C16: from French tumēfier, from Latin tumefacere; see tumefacient]
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tu•me•fy
(ˈtu məˌfaɪ, ˈtyu-)v.i., v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to become or cause to become swollen.
[1590–1600; < Latin tumefacere to cause to swell =tume-, variant s. of tumēre to swell + facere to make, do1]
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tumefy
Past participle: tumefied
Gerund: tumefying
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| Verb | 1. |  tumefy - cause to become very swollen swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood" |
| 2. |  tumefy - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows" expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" puff out, puff up, puff, blow up - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests" bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated" |
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Translations
tu·me·fy
vt. entumecerse, hincharse.
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