tumefy

Verb

Meaning

To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.

To rise in a tumor; to swell.

Source: Webster's dictionary

swell intumesce swell up tumesce increase rise extend expand balloon belly amplify augment enlarge bulge inflate

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lower fall reduce contract decline decrease

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expand swell

belly puff blister bloat blow up distend

tumefied tumefying

The bellies of the starving children are swelling Source: Internet

tumefaction tumefactive tumefied tumen tumeric tumesce