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Tumefy (Verb)

Expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Cause to become very swollen.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The infection caused her ankle to tumefy and become nearly twice its normal size.
His face began to tumefy after he got stung by several bees.
The spider bite caused her arm to tumefy and turn a deep shade of red.
After spraining her wrist, her hand started to tumefy and throb with pain.
As the poison spread, the wound started to tumefy and release a foul odor.