Tumefy /(tū"mē̇*fī)/

Tu·me·fy

Tumefy

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Tumefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumefying

  1. To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.
    To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought.

Tumefy

v. i.
  1. To rise in a tumor; to swell.