intumesce vs expand

intumesce and expand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intumesce	No	No	Yes	No
expand	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expand is a hypernym of intumesce; that is, expand is a word with a broader meaning than intumesce:

intumesce (verb)	expand (verb)
expand abnormally	grow vigorously
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically	exaggerate or make bigger
	become larger in size or volume or quantity
	expand the influence of
	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
	extend in one or more directions