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distend

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dis·tend  (d-stnd)
v. dis·tend·ed, dis·tend·ing, dis·tends
v.intr.
To swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure.
v.tr.
1. To cause to expand by or as if by internal pressure; dilate.
2. To extend.

[Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere : dis-, dis- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

distend
Verb
to expand by pressure from within; swell [Latin distendere]
distensible adj
distension n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.distend - become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
2.distend - cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"
distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
bloat - make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
3.distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
swell up, tumesce, tumefy, intumesce, swell - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
distend - cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"
Translations

distend [dɪˈstɛnd] vtdilatar, hinchar
vidilatarse, hincharse
distend [dɪsˈtɛnd] vtblähen
visich blähen
distend [dɪsˈtɛnd] vtdilatare
vidilatarsi

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*This poire d'angoisse was a famous gag, in the form of a pear, which, being thrust into the mouth, by the aid of a spring, dilated, so as to distend the jaws to their greatest width.
It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.
When my moose-meat spluttered rowdily in the frying-pan, I noticed old Ebbits's nostrils twitch and distend as he caught the food- scent.
 
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