tumesce vs intumesce

tumesce and intumesce both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tumesce and intumesce are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of tumesce include swell, swell up, tumefy.

tumesce (verb)	intumesce (verb)
expand abnormally	expand abnormally
	move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically