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swell

swell
v. trans.
Increase:
P. and V. αὐξά̆νειν, αὔξειν, P. ἐπαυξάνειν, V. ἀλδαίνειν.
Puff up:
P. and V. φῡσᾶν, Ar. and P. ὀγκοῦν, V. ἐξογκοῦν ; see puff up.V. intrans. Ar. and P. οἰδεῖν, P. and V. ἀ̆νοιδεῖν (Plat.), σπαργᾶν (Plat.), V. ἐξοιδεῖν (Eur. Cycl.).
Of fruit:
Ar. οἰδά̆νειν.
Increase:
P. and V. αὐξά̆νεσθαι, αὔξεσθαι, P. ἐπαυξάνεσθαι, V. ὀφέλλεσθαι.
The stream of the Asopus was much swollen:
P. ὁ Ἄσωπος . . . ἐρρύη μέγας (Thuc. 2.5).
Swell with anger:
use P. and V. ζεῖν, κῡμαίνειν ( Plat.).
Swell with milk:
P. and V. σπαργᾶν.
Swell with pride:
P. and V. φρονεῖν μέγᾰ, ὑ̆περφρονεῖν, V. πνεῖν μεγά̆λᾰ.
Be puffed up:
Ar. and V. ὀγκοῦσθαι (also Xen.), V. ἐξογκοῦσθαι, Ar. ὀγκύλλεσθαι.
Swell with passion:
P. and V. σφρῐγᾶν, P. σπαργᾶν.
Swell with waves:
P. κυμαίνειν (Plat.).
swell
subs.
Of the sea:
Ar. and V. οἶδμα, τό, σά̆λος, ὁ, or use wave.

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