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51bulge — n 1. projection, protrusion, convexity, prominence, protruberance, (of a bone) tuberosity; nodule, node, knob, mass, lump, bump; swelling, intumescence, tumefaction, dilation, enlarging. 2. increase, augmentation, acceleration, intensification;… …
52dilate — v 1. enlarge, make larger, increase; widen, thicken, broaden; lengthen, prolong, protract. 2. expand, extend, spread, outspread, spread out, branch out; distend, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, dome; swell, intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten …
53distend — v expand, extend, enlarge, spread, outspread; dilate, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, balloon; swell, intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten …
54enlarge — v 1. increase, augment, add to, supplement; double, triple, treble, quadruple, multiply; magnify, amplify, make greater or larger or bigger, aggrandize, Chiefly Literary. greaten; expand, extend, distend, stretch, spread; widen, broaden, heighten …
55expand — v 1. increase, enlarge, make larger, make bigger, make greater, Chiefly Literary. greaten, aggrandize; magnify, amplify, enhance, deepen, heighten; widen, thicken, broaden; lengthen, prolong, protract; extend, spread, outspread, spread out,… …
56extend — v 1. spread, outspread, spread out, branch out, Mil. deploy; unfold, unfurl, stretch out, draw out, straighten out, open; stretch, spread, sprawl; reach, run, range. 2. offer, proffer, submit; grant, give, bestow, confer, impart, present; hold… …
57inflate — v 1. dilate, distend, overdistend, Obs. suf flate, aerate; swell, bloat, puff out, blow up, pump up, tumefy; expand, overexpand, stretch, stretch out, outstretch; spread, spread out, outspread; grow, wax, fill out, fatten. 2. increase, enlarge,… …
58intumesce — v swell, tumefy, become tumid, Obs. incrassate; distend, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, bubble up, dome; protrude, bulge, bag, belly; fill out, fatten; expand, extend, spread, spread out, outspread, stretch, stretch out; enlarge, make larger …
59swell — v 1. dilate, expand, extend, spread, outspread, spread out; distend, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, dome; intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten; lengthen, elongate, stretch. 2. increase, enlarge, magnify, amplify, augment; wax, grow larger,… …
60tumefacient — tu•me•fa•ci•ent [[t]ˌtu məˈfeɪ ʃənt, ˌtyu [/t]] adj. pat becoming swollen; swelling • Etymology: 1880–85; < L tumefacient , s. of tumefaciēns, prp. of tumefacere; see tumefy …
