extuberate

English

Etymology

From Latin extuberatus, present participle of extuberare (“to swell”), from ex (“out”) + tuber (“a swelling”).

Verb

extuberate (third-person singular simple present extuberates, present participle extuberating, simple past and past participle extuberated)

1. (obsolete) To swell out.
   • 1665, Thomas Moulton, The Compleat Bone-setter:

     A Plaister for swollen, and extuberated Eyes

References

• “extuberate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.