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What (who) is tumefy - definition


tumefy      
I. v. a.
Swell, inflate, distend, puff up, enlarge.
II. v. n.
Swell, puff up.
Tumefy      
·vi To rise in a tumor; to Swell.
II. Tumefy ·vt To Swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.
tumefy      
['tju:m?f??]
¦ verb (tumefies, tumefying, tumefied) become swollen.
Derivatives
tumefaction noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as tumefaction): from Fr. tumefier, from L. tumefacere, from tumere 'to swell'.