tumefacio

Latin

Etymology

From tumeō (I swell) + faciō (I do, make).

Pronunciation

Verb

tumefaciō (present infinitive tumefacere, perfect active tumefēcī, supine tumefactum); third conjugation -variant, suppletive

  1. to cause to swell, tumefy
    Synonym: tumidō
  2. (figuratively) to swell, puff up or inflate with pride

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tumefy, tumefacient
  • French: tuméfier
  • Galician: tumefacer
  • Italian: tumefare
  • Sicilian: tumifari
  • Portuguese: tumefazer
  • Sicilian: tumifari

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.