tumesce

tu·mesce

T0408350 (to͞o-mĕs′)intr. & tr.v. tu·mesced, tu·mesc·ing, tu·mesc·es To become or cause to become tumescent.

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[Back-formation from tumescent.]

tumesce

(tjuːˈmɛs) vb (intr) to swell or become tumid

tu•mesce

(tuˈmɛs, tyu-)

v.i., v.t. -mesced, -mesc•ing. to become or cause to become tumescent. [1970–75]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.tumesce - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"swell up, tumefy, intumesce, swelldistend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"belly, belly out - swell out or bulge outpuff out, puff up, puff, blow up - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"blister, vesicate - get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"