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1. (v.i.) distend
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic.
2. distend
to spread in all directions; expand.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < L distendere=dis-dis -1+tendere to stretch)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) dilate, distend
become wider
"His pupils were dilated"
2. (verb) distend
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
"The gas distended the animal's body"
3. (verb) distend
swell from or as if from internal pressure
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"
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1. (verb) distend
to extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch
2. (verb) distend
to stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc
3. (verb) distend
to become expanded or inflated; to swell
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