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verb
Cause to become very swollen.
is a specific kind of: swell.
derivation: tumefaction.
Expand abnormally.
synonyms: intumesce, swell, swell up, tumesce.
is a specific kind of: expand.
is a broader term that covers: distend | belly, belly out | blow up, puff, puff out, puff up | bloat | blister, vesicate.
derivation: tumefaction | lump, puffiness, swelling | intumescence, intumescency | intumescent, puffy, tumescent, tumid, turgid.
Dutch: opzetten, opzwellen, uitdijen, uitzetten, zwellen
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