intumesce

Synonyms:

swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce

Types:

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distend

swell from or as if from internal pressure

belly, belly out

swell out or bulge out

blow up, puff, puff out, puff up

to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"

bloat

become bloated or swollen or puff up

blister, vesicate

get blistered

Type of:

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become larger in size or volume or quantity