tumefy

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tumefy

/ˈt(j)uːmɪfaɪ/

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From French tuméfier, from Latin tumefaciō, ultimately from tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”).

verb tumefies · tumefying · tumefied

transitive To cause to swell. to swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought
intransitive To swell; to rise into a tumour. […] Lanfrank takes Notice of Tract. 3. Doct. 3. cap. 18. ſaying, "I have ſeen many who being full of Humours, have made an Iſſue under the Knee, before due Purgation had been premis'd; whence, by reaſon of the too great Defluxion of Humours, the Legs tumified, ſo that the cauterized Place corrupted,

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verb to cause to swell

Français	tuméfier
Ελληνικά	προκαλώ prokaló

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@misc{tumefy_2026,
  title = {tumefy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tumefy},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}