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    tumefy
    /ˈtjuːmɪfʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. become swollen: "the tumefied face, the swollen and blackened eyes and lips"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tumefyTumefy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TUMEFY is to rise in a tumor : swell.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › tumefyTUMEFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tumefy definition: to make or become swollen or tumid.. See examples of TUMEFY used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUMEFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'tumefy' Word Frequency. tumefy in British English. (ˈtjuːmɪˌfaɪ ) verb Word forms: -fies, -fying, -fied. to make or become tumid; swell or puff up. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from French tumēfier, from Latin tumefacere; see tumefacient. Word Frequency.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tumefyTumefy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    IPA guide. Other forms: tumefied; tumefying. Definitions of tumefy. verb. cause to become very swollen. see more. verb. expand abnormally. synonyms: intumesce, swell, swell up, tumesce.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › tumefyTumefy - definition of tumefy by The Free Dictionary

    Define tumefy. tumefy synonyms, tumefy pronunciation, tumefy translation, English dictionary definition of tumefy. tr. & intr.v. tu·me·fied , tu·me·fy·ing , tu·me·fies To swell or cause to swell.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tumefytumefy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 6, 2023 · tumefy (third-person singular simple present tumefies, present participle tumefying, simple past and past participle tumefied) To cause to swell.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › tumefyTumefy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Tumefy definition: To swell or cause to swell.