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distend
[ dih-stend ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic:
Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
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- to spread in all directions; expand; swell:
The sea distended about them.
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distend
/ ɪˈɛԻ /
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
- 徱ˈٱԲDz, noun
- 徱ˌٱԲˈٲ, noun
- 徱ˈٱԻ, noun
- 徱ˈٱԲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·ٱԻİ noun
- v·徱·ٱԻ verb
- ܲd·ٱԻ verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Onyeaka wondered if that abundance could be harnessed to feed people in conflict zones where children were suffering from malnutrition, their distended stomachs a clear sign of protein deficiency.
His eye looked "very distended, swollen," he said.
He still had the slightly distended belly and sagging skin which indicate malnutrition in children.
Cardiac activity can influence auditory and visual perception, and touch and sensory perceptions have been shown to be impaired during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle when blood vessels are briefly distended.
He was severely jaundiced with a distended belly.
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