English Dictionary: tumefy | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for tumefy | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\, v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumefying}.] [F. tum[82]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. To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought. --De Quincey. |