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Pronunciation : Tu"me*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. tum?fier, fr. L. tumere to swell + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See Tumid, and -fy.]
Definition : Defn: To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up. To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought. De Quincey.

t. [imp. & p. p. Tumefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumefying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tu"me*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To rise in a tumor; to swell.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913