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Pronunciation: /ˈtu.meɪt/
Definition:
1. To increase dimension or volume.
2. To enlarge or inflate gradually.
3. To increase in magnitude or intensity.
4. To expand or extend outwardly.

Significance:
• It defines expansion or growth.
• It emphasizes gradual enlargement.
• It identifies swelling or ballooning.
• It avoids informal or casual expressions.
• It simplifies descriptions of increasing size.
• It improves clarity in scientific or medical contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "swell."
Past verb: tumated
Present simple verb: tumate, tumates
Present continuous verb: tumating
Examples:
• "Muscles tumate during weightlifting (ponderaelevation)."
• "Balloons tumate when filled with gas."
• "Comestible portions tumate in appetites."
• "Cell membranes tumate upon osmotic pressure."
• "Cheeks tumate when smiling (subrisating) broadly."
tumate by Dmitrio August 2, 2025
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Some smelly person named Tumaer, who ALWAYS SMELLS. No matter what, he smells!If you know a person named ANY of the names below, please call them an alternate one.
Tumaer Bottes, YOU SMELL LIKE CRAP! YES! YOU SMELL! "tumaer" Also has a number of names, rangeing from "Shumer" to "Umaer" to "Poomaer".
Tumaer by Ryan June 15, 2004
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rumptle tumptel 

Rumptle tumptel is a made up phrase completely fabricated by an oblivious buffoon. This is not a scientific term, if anyone tells you it is, they are woefully mistaken.
oblivious buffoon :
"rumptle tumptel"

ordinary individual :
"OH WOW. die."