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Tumefy — Tu me*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied}; 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumefy — Tu me*fy, v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumefy — [to͞o′mə fī΄, tyo͞o′mə fī΄] vt., vi. tumefied, tumefying [Fr tuméfier, as if < L * tumeficere, for tumefacere, to cause to swell < tumere, to swell (see TUMOR) + facere, to make, DO1] to make or become swollen … English World dictionary
tumefy — /tooh meuh fuy , tyooh /, v.t., v.i., tumefied, tumefying. to make or become swollen or tumid. [1590 1600; back formation from tumefied, Anglicization of L tumefactus (ptp. of tumefacere to cause to swell), equiv. to tume(re) to swell + factus… … Universalium
tumefy — verb to cause to swell … Wiktionary
tumefy — tu·me·fy || tuËmɪfaɪ / tju v. swell, cause to swell … English contemporary dictionary
tumefy — [ tju:mɪfʌɪ] verb (tumefies, tumefying, tumefied) become swollen. Derivatives tumefaction noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as tumefaction): from Fr. tuméfier, from L. tumefacere, from tumere to swell … English new terms dictionary
tumefy — I. v. a. Swell, inflate, distend, puff up, enlarge. II. v. n. Swell, puff up … New dictionary of synonyms
tumefy — v swell, distend, bloat, protuberate, puff or blow up, become larger, fill out, grow, enlarge; inflate, increase, dilate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tumefy — tu·me·fy … English syllables
