tumesce
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tu·mesce
(to͞o-mĕs′)intr. & tr.v. tu·mesced, tu·mesc·ing, tu·mesc·es
To become or cause to become tumescent.
[Back-formation from tumescent.]
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tumesce
(tjuːˈmɛs)vb (intr)
to swell or become tumid
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tu•mesce
(tuˈmɛs, tyu-)v.i., v.t. -mesced, -mesc•ing.
to become or cause to become tumescent.
[1970–75]
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| Verb | 1. |  tumesce - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"distend - 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" puff 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" |
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