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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive & transitive verb To become or cause to become tumescent.

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  • verb expand abnormally

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Back-formation from tumescent.]

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