tumefy

Meanings

Verb

cause to become very swollen
expand abnormally
To cause to swell.
To swell; to rise into a tumour.

Origin / Etymology

From French tuméfier, from Latin tumefaciō, ultimately from tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”).

Synonyms

intumesce, swell, swell up, tumesce

Scrabble Score: 14

tumefy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tumefy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tumefy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

tumefy is a valid Words With Friends word