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intumesce vs blow up

blow up vs intumesce

intumesce and blow up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intumesce No No Yes No
blow up No No Yes No
As verbs, blow up is a hyponym of intumesce; that is, blow up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intumesce:
  • intumesce: expand abnormally
  • blow up: to swell or cause to enlarge
Other hyponyms of intumesce include distend, belly, belly out, puff, puff out, puff up, bloat, blister, vesicate.
intumesce (verb) blow up (verb)
expand abnormally make large
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically exaggerate or make bigger
to swell or cause to enlarge
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
fill with gas or air
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
add details to
get very angry and fly into a rage
Difference between intumesce and blow up

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