1) Cause to become very swollen 2) Expand abnormally 3) Swell 4) To cause to swell 5) To rise into a tumour 6) To swell 1) Tumesce 2) Vesicate 
to swell
• (v. t.) To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up. • (v. i.) To rise in a tumor; to swell.
To swell or to cause to swell. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tū′mĕ-fī Definitions: 1. To swell or to cause to swell.
[v] - cause to become very swollen
to make or become swollen or tumid.