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distend
[ dih-stend ]
/ dɪˈstɛnd /
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verb (used with or without object)
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them.
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Origin of distend
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English distenden (from Anglo-French destendre ), from Latin distendere, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + tendere “to stretch”
synonym study for distend
1. See expand.
OTHER WORDS FROM distend
dis·tend·er, nouno·ver·dis·tend, verbun·dis·tend, verb (used with object)Words nearby distend
Di Stéfano, distelfink, distemper, distemperature, distemperoid, distend, distended, distensible, distensile, distent, distention
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British Dictionary definitions for distend
distend
/ (dɪˈstɛnd) /
verb
to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate
(tr) to stretch out or extend
(tr) to magnify in importance; exaggerate
Derived forms of distend
distender, noundistensible, adjectivedistensibility, noundistension or distention, nounWord Origin for distend
C14: from Latin distendere, from dis- 1 + tendere to stretch
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