| distend | To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart distends with pride." 1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. "But say, what mean those coloured 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) Synonym: To dilate, expand, enlarge, swell, inflate. Origin: L. Distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. Distendre to distend, detendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf. Detent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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dilate: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body" swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
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| distend | swell from or as if from internal pressure |
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| distend | become wider |
| distend | abnormally expanded or increased in size |
| distend | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas |
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