distend

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.

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

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distend

Verb

to expand by pressure from within; swell [Latin distendere]

distensible adj
distension n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	distend - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" dilate 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] vt → dilatar, hinchar

vi → dilatarse, hincharse

distend [dɪsˈtɛnd] vt → blähen

vi → sich blähen

distend [dɪsˈtɛnd] vt → dilatare

vi → dilatarsi