tumefy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause to swell.
  2. To swell; to rise into a tumour.

Pronunciation

/ˈt(j)uːmɪfaɪ/

Word forms

tumefy tumefies tumefying tumefied

Etymology

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

Derived words

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