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tumesce

verb

expand abnormally

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The bellies of the starving children are swelling

• Syn: ↑swell, ↑swell up, ↑intumesce, ↑tumefy

• Derivationally related forms: ↑tumescent, ↑tumefaction (for: ↑tumefy), ↑intumescency (for: ↑intumesce), ↑intumescence (for: ↑intumesce), ↑swelling (for: ↑swell)

• Hypernyms: ↑expand

• Hyponyms:

↑distend, ↑belly, ↑belly out, ↑puff, ↑puff up, ↑blow up, ↑puff out, ↑bloat, ↑blister, ↑vesicate

• Verb Frames:

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.