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puff up vs tumefy

tumefy vs puff up

puff up and tumefy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
puff up No No Yes No
tumefy No No Yes No
As verbs, tumefy is a hypernym of puff up; that is, tumefy is a word with a broader meaning than puff up:
  • puff up: to swell or cause to enlarge
  • tumefy: expand abnormally
Other hypernyms of puff up include intumesce, swell, swell up, tumesce.
puff up (verb) tumefy (verb)
make larger or distend expand abnormally
to swell or cause to enlarge cause to become very swollen
praise extravagantly
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
Difference between puff up and tumefy

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