distend (redirected from distends)

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 [dɪˈstɛnd]

vb

1. to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate

2. (tr) to stretch out or extend

3. (tr) to magnify in importance; exaggerate

[from Latin distendere, from dis-¹ + tendere to stretch]

distender  n

distensible  adj

distensibility  n

distension , distention 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"

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distend

verb swell, stretch, expand, increase, widen, balloon, puff, enlarge, inflate, bulge, dilate, bloat The large intestine distends and fills with gas.

Translations

distend [dɪsˈtend]

A. VT → dilatar, hinchar

B. VI → dilatarse, hincharse

distend [dɪˈstɛnd]

vi (= swell) [stomach] → se distendre

vt [+ stomach] → distendre

distend

vt balloon → (auf)blasen; sails, stomach → (auf)blähen

vi → sich blähen

distend [dɪsˈtɛnd]

1. vt → dilatare

2. vi → dilatarsi

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distend [dɪsˈtɛnd]

1. vt → dilatare

2. vi → dilatarsi