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- DictionaryDis·tend/dəˈstend/
verb
- 1. swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside: "the abdomen distended rapidly"
1. : extend. the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them Norman Douglas. 2. : to enlarge, expand, or stretch out (as from internal pressure) : swell. a distended abdomen. intransitive verb. : to become enlarged, expanded, or stretched out. causing the stomach to distend. Did you know?
DISTEND definition: 1. (usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially…. Learn more.
Distend definition: to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic. See examples of DISTEND used in a sentence.
make bloated or swollen. verb. swell from or as if from internal pressure. “The distended bellies of the starving cows”. see more. see less. type of: intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce. expand abnormally.
DISTEND meaning: 1. (usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially…. Learn more.
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. [C14: from Latin distendere, from dis- 1 + tendere to stretch] disˈtender n. disˈtensible adj. disˌtensiˈbility n. disˈtension, disˈtention n.
distend (something) to swell (= become larger and rounder than before) or make something swell because of pressure from inside. He tied a piece of cloth around his upper arm to impede circulation and distend the veins.
1. to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate. 2. (transitive)
To expand; make or become swollen. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate. Fluid distends a blister. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. (biology) To cause gravidity. Wiktionary. Synonyms: dilate. widen. swell. inflate. spread. elongate. bulge. bloat. balloon. augment.
Jun 8, 2024 · distend (third-person singular simple present distends, present participle distending, simple past and past participle distended) (intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
