( v. t. )
To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population.
( v. t. )
To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012