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tumefy vs puff out

puff out vs tumefy

tumefy and puff out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tumefy No No Yes No
puff out No No Yes No
As verbs, puff out is a hyponym of tumefy; that is, puff out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tumefy:
  • tumefy: expand abnormally
  • puff out: to swell or cause to enlarge
Other hyponyms of tumefy include distend, belly, belly out, blow up, puff, puff up, bloat, blister, vesicate.
tumefy (verb) puff out (verb)
expand abnormally to swell or cause to enlarge
cause to become very swollen
Difference between tumefy and puff out

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