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tumefy
tu·me·fy
[
tmə f
]
(
past and past participle
tu·me·fied
,
present participle
tu·me·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
tu·me·fies
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
swell up:
to swell, or cause tissue to swell
[
Late 16th century. Via French
tuméfier
< Latin
tumefacere
"make swollen" <
tumere
"swell" +
facere
"make"
]
tu·me·fa·cient
[
tmə fáysh'nt,
tyoòmə fáyshi ənt
]
adjective
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tu·me·fa·cient [ tmə fáysh'nt, tyoòmə fáyshi ənt ] adjective
