tumefy v 1: cause to become very swollen 2: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {swell up}, {intumesce}, {tumefy}, {tumesce}]
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\ (t[=u]"m[-e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied} (t[=u]"m[-e]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumefying}.] [F. tum['e]fier, 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. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\, v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell. [1913 Webster]