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English verb: tumefy | |||
| 1. | tumefy (change) cause to become very swollen | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swell | ||
| 2. | tumefy (change) expand abnormally | ||
| Samples | The bellies of the starving children are swelling. | ||
| Synonyms | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumesce | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belly, belly out, blister, bloat, blow up, distend, puff, puff out, puff up, vesicate | ||
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