Category:Tumefy

Tu"me*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tumefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumefying.] Etym: [f. tuméfier, fr. L. tumere to swell + -ficare (in comp.) to Make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See tumid, and -fy.]

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.

Tumefy Tu"me*fy, v. i.

Defn: to rise in a tumor; to swell.