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Tu·me·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tumefied p. pr. & vb. n. Tumefying.] 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.
tumefy
v 1: cause to become very swollen
2: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are
swelling" [syn: swell, swell up, intumesce, tumesce]
[also: tumefied]