Portuguese

Alternative forms

• entumescer

Verb

intumescer ‎(first-person singular present indicative intumesço, past participle intumescido)

1. (intransitive, of a wound or body part) to swell, to swell up
2. (transitive) to cause (a wound or body part) to swell
3. (transitive, figuratively) to cause excessive pride

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to swell): inchar
• (to cause to swell): inchar
• (to give pride): orgulhar