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DISTEND
distend
(verb) swell from or as if from internal pressure; “The distended bellies of the starving cows”
distend
(verb) cause to expand as it by internal pressure; “The gas distended the animal’s body”
dilate, distend
(verb) become wider; “His pupils were dilated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
distend (third-person singular simple present distends, present participle distending, simple past and past participle distended)
(intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.
(transitive) To cause to swell.
(biology) To cause gravidity.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. & vb. n. Distending.] Etym: [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, détendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf. Detent.]
1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.] But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased Milton.
2. 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. The warmth distends the chinks. Dryden.
Syn.
– To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
Dis*tend", v. i.
Definition: To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart distends with pride." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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