swell (v)
swell up (v)
intumesce (v)
tumefy (v)
tumesce (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def expand abnormally
examples The bellies of the starving children are swelling
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym expand
Derivationally related form tumesce → tumescent
Derivationally related form tumefy → tumefaction
Derivationally related form intumesce → intumescency
Derivationally related form intumesce → intumescence
Derivationally related form swell → swelling
Hyponym distend; belly, belly out; puff, puff up, blow up, puff out; bloat; blister, vesicate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form tumescent → tumesce
Derivationally related form tumefaction → tumefy
Derivationally related form swelling → swell
Derivationally related form intumescency → intumesce
Derivationally related form intumescence → intumesce
Hypernym distend; belly, belly out; puff, puff up, blow up, puff out; bloat; blister, vesicate
Hyponym expand
Cause swell

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