tumefy

Verb

Meaning

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

To rise in a tumor; to swell.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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

lower fall reduce contract decline decrease
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Hypernyms

expand swell

Hyponyms

belly puff blister bloat blow up distend

Derivatives

tumefied tumefying

Examples

The bellies of the starving children are swelling Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tumefaction tumefactive tumefied tumen tumeric tumesce