To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tumefying — tu·me·fy || tuËmɪfaɪ / tju v. swell, cause to swell … English contemporary dictionary
tumefacient — /tjuməˈfeɪʃənt/ (say tyoohmuh fayshuhnt) adjective tumefying; swelling. {Latin tumefaciens, present participle, tumefying} …
Tumefacient — Tu me*fa cient, a. [L. tumefaciens, entis, p. pr. of tumefacere to tumefy; tumere to swell + facere to make.] Producing swelling; tumefying. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumefaction — Tu me*fac tion, n. [Cf. F. tum[ e]faction.] The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumor; a swelling. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumefied — Tumefy Tu me*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumefying}.] [F. tum[ e]fier, fr. L. tumere to swell + ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See {Tumid}, and { fy}.] To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumefy — Tu me*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumefying}.] [F. tum[ e]fier, fr. L. tumere to swell + ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See {Tumid}, and { fy}.] To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumefacient — /tooh meuh fay sheuhnt, tyooh /, adj. tumefying; causing to swell. [1880 85; < L tumefacient , s. of tumefaciens (prp. of tumefacere to cause to swell). See TUMEFY, FACIENT] * * * … Universalium
tumefy — /tooh meuh fuy , tyooh /, v.t., v.i., tumefied, tumefying. to make or become swollen or tumid. [1590 1600; back formation from tumefied, Anglicization of L tumefactus (ptp. of tumefacere to cause to swell), equiv. to tume(re) to swell + factus… … Universalium
Expansion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Expansion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expansion expansion Sgm: N 1 increase increase &c. 35 of size Sgm: N 1 enlargement enlargement extension augmentation Sgm: N 1 amplification amplification … English dictionary for students
tumefy — [ tju:mɪfʌɪ] verb (tumefies, tumefying, tumefied) become swollen. Derivatives tumefaction noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as tumefaction): from Fr. tuméfier, from L. tumefacere, from tumere to swell … English new terms dictionary
