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tumesce

American  
[too-mes, tyoo-] / tuˈmɛs, tyu- /

verb (used with or without object)

tumesced, tumescing

  1. to make or become tumescent.

Etymology

Origin of tumesce

First recorded in 1970–75; back formation from tumescent

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