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Definitions for Tumefy

[1] to make or become swollen or tumid.
[2] to make or become tumid; swell or puff up

Words related to Tumefy

bloat, bulge, balloon, rise, enlarge, surge, increase, mount, accumulate, fatten, grow, expand, blister, distend, extend, aggravate, enhance, augment, dilate, pout

Words nearby Tumefy

tumbling barrel, tumbling box, tumbrel, tumefacient, tumefaction, tumefy, tumen, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid

Origin of Tumefy

1590–1600; back formation from tumefied, Anglicization of Latin tumefactus (past participle of tumefacere to cause to swell), equivalent to tume(re ) to swell + -factus made, done; see fact, -fy

Other words from Tumefy

un·tu·me·fied , adjective

Word origin for Tumefy

C16: from French tumēfier , from Latin tumefacere ; see tumefacient

Synonyms for Tumefy

accumulate, add to, balloon, bloat, bulge, enlarge, expand, fatten, grow, increase, mount, rise, surge, aggravate, amplify, augment, belly, billow, blister, dilate, distend, enhance, extend, heighten, intensity, plump, pouch, pout, protrude, puff, uprise, be inflated, become bloated, become distended, become swollen, fill out, grow larger, puff up, round out, well up