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tumefy

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Verb (usu participle)
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tu=me=fy

CIDE DICTIONARY

tumefyv. t. [F. tuméfier, fr. L. tumere to swell + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See Tumid, and -fy.].
     To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.  [1913 Webster]
    "To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought."  [1913 Webster]
tumefyv. i. 
     To rise in a tumor; to swell.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tumefy, v. (-ies, -ied)
1 intr. swell, inflate; be inflated.
2 tr. cause to do this.

Derivative
tumefacient adj. tumefaction n.
Etymology
F tum{eacute}fier f. L tumefacere f. tumere swell

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