tumesce tumefy • tumescence · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · tumesce · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) expand abnormally. Synonyms: swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy. Example: "The bellies of the starving children are swelling." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · swell · · Synonym 1 swell up · · Synonym 2 intumesce · · Synonym 3 tumefy · · Synonym 4 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075