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.
tumefied — tu·me·fy || tuËmɪfaɪ / tju v. swell, cause to swell … English contemporary dictionary
tumefied — … Useful english dictionary
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
Repellent — Re*pel lent, n. 1. That which repels. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight. [1913 Webster] … 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
Tumefying — 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
Tumor — Neoplastic tumor of the cheek skin, here a benign neoplasm of the sweat glands called Hidradenoma, which is not solid but is fluid filled. A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm (a solid or fluid filled (cystic) lesion… … Wikipedia
Erich Mühsam — Infobox Person name = Erich Mühsam image size = 200px caption = Erich Mühsam birth date = April 6 1878 birth place = Berlin, Germany death date = death date and age|1934|07|10|1878|04|06 death place = Brandenburg, Germany occupation = Anarchist,… … Wikipedia
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
inflated — adj 1. distended, overdistended, dilated, Obs. sufflated; swollen, bloated, puffed out, blown, tumefied, puffy, ballooning; expanded, overexpanded, stretched, stretched out; increased, enlarged, extended, overextended. 2. escalated, stepped up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
