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intumesce vs belly out

belly out vs intumesce

intumesce and belly out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intumesce No No Yes No
belly out No No Yes No
As verbs, belly out is a hyponym of intumesce; that is, belly out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intumesce:
  • intumesce: expand abnormally
  • belly out: swell out or bulge out
Other hyponyms of intumesce include distend, belly, blow up, puff, puff out, puff up, bloat, blister, vesicate.
intumesce (verb) belly out (verb)
expand abnormally swell out or bulge out
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
Difference between intumesce and belly out

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