tumesce

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UK/tjuːˈmɛs/US/tuˈmɛs/US/tjuˈmɛs/

verb

To become tumescent; to expand or inflate.

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Meanings

verbtumesce (third-person singular simple present tumesces, present participle tumescing, simple past and past participle tumesced)

present singular third person tumesces · participle present tumescing · participle past tumesced · past tumesced

  1. intransitiveTo become tumescent; to expand or inflate.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbexpand abnormally

Similar
swellswell upintumescetumefy
Broader
expand
Also see
intumesceswellswell uptumefy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tumesce

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Cite this entry
APA

tumesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumesce

MLA

“tumesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tumesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumesce.

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