tumefy

tumefy is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.
2. intransitive verb. To rise in a tumor; to swell.
3. verb. expand abnormally

   "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

   Synonyms: intumesce, swell, tumesce

4. verb. cause to become very swollen

Synonyms

intumesce, swell, tumesce

Common word forms

tumefied, tumefies, tumefying

Words from these letters

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