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Latin
Etymology
From tumeō (“I swell”) + faciō (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tumefaciō (present infinitive tumefacere, perfect active tumefēcī, supine tumefactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- to cause to swell, tumefy
- Synonym: tumidō
- (figuratively) to swell, puff up or inflate with pride
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References
- “tumefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tumefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tumefacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.