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   tumefy

   /ˈtjuːmɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. become swollen: "the tumefied face, the swollen and blackened eyes and lips"

   Word Origin late 16th century (earlier (Middle English) as tumefaction): from French tuméfier, from Latin tumefacere, from tumere ‘to swell’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tumefaction noun
   • 2. tumefacient adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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