tumefy vs bloat

tumefy is not a noun while bloat is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tumefy	No	No	Yes	No
bloat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bloat is a hyponym of tumefy; that is, bloat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tumefy:

Other hyponyms of tumefy include distend, belly, belly out, blow up, puff, puff out, puff up, blister, vesicate.

tumefy (noun)	bloat (noun)
	swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

tumefy (verb)	bloat (verb)
expand abnormally	become bloated or swollen or puff up
cause to become very swollen	make bloated or swollen