Tumefy

v. t.	1.	To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up. [imp. & p. p. Tumefied (tū"mė*fīd); p. pr. & vb. n. Tumefying.] To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought. - De Quincey.
v. i.	1.	To rise in a tumor; to swell.

Verb	1.	tumefy - cause to become very swollen
	2.	tumefy - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" Synonyms: swell up, tumesce, intumesce, swell

swell, tumefaction