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tumefy

tu·mefy

UK/ˈt(j)uːmɪfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause to become very swollen

2.

expand abnormally

  • “The bellies of the starving children are swelling”
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From French tuméfier, from Latin tumefaciō, ultimately from tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”).

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