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turgĕo, rsi, gēre, v. n. [cf. Gr. σπαργάω, to swell; σφριγάω, to be full; perh. Sanscr. root ūrgā, succulence; Gr. ὀργάω, to swell, etc.], to swell out, be swollen or tumid (mostly poet.; not in Cic.; cf. tumeo).

  1. I. Lit.: si lienes turgent, Cato, R. R. 157, 7: Cyclopis venter turserat alte, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 326 Vahl.): ora (ab ictu), Ov. F. 3, 757: lumina gemitu, Prop. 1, 21, 3: mammae, Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 141: rana, Prop. 3, 6 (4, 5), 27: laeto in palmite gemmae, Verg. E. 7, 48: frumenta, id. G. 1, 315: herba, Ov. M. 15, 203: caules, Plin. 12, 17, 37, § 73: uva mero, Mart. 13, 68, 2: sacculus pleno ore, Juv. 14, 138.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen.: turgent mendacia nimiis monstris, i. e. are full, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 350: (uxor) turget mihi, i. e. is swelling with anger, is enraged, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 17; so id. Most. 3, 2, 10.
    2. B. Of speech, to be inflated, turgid, bombastic: oratio, quae turget et inflata est, Auct. Her. 4, 10, 45: professus grandia turget, Hor. A. P. 27.

turgesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [turgeo], to begin to swell, to swell up, swell.

  1. I. Lit.: ne aqua in eorum corpore turgescat, Varr. R. R. 8, 9, 13: hoc (umore) aetas illa (puerilis) turgescit, Quint. 11, 3, 28: prima Ceres docuit turgescere semen in agris, Ov. Am. 3, 10, 11: brassica valido caule, Col. poët. 10, 325: virgulta, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 200: hic satur irriguo mavult turgescere somno, i. e. to grow fat or stout, Pers. 5, 56: bullatis nugis Pagina turgescit, i. e. is full, id. 5, 18.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To swell with passion: sapientis animus numquam turgescit, numquam tumet, Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 19: cor turgescit tristibus iris, id. poët. id. ib. 3, 9, 18: turgescit vitrea bilis, Pers. 3, 8.
    2. B. Of speech, to be inflated, turgid: genus dicendi, quod immodico tumore turgescit, Quint. 12, 10, 73.